Epicardial Fat Thickness as Cardiovascular Risk Factor and Therapeutic Target in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Biological and Nonbiological Therapies

Table 4

Multiple linear regression analysis of the variables related to epicardial fat thickness as a dependent variable.

Independent variables	value
Age (years)	0.798
BMI (kg/m^2)	0.966
WC (cm)	0.268
hs-CRP (mg/L)	0.191
LVM (g/m^2)	0.151
Control patient	0.0001	: 0.595
		Coef. : 2.892
		CI: 95%: 1.513–4.271

BMI: body mass index, WC: waist circumference, hs-CRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and LVM: left ventricular mass.