Research Article

Asymptomatic Atherosclerosis in Egyptian Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients and Its Relation to Disease Activity

Table 6

Comparison of ultrasonographic duplex findings between group 1B and controls.

Group 1B
( = 20)
Controls
( = 40)
Mean ± SDMean ± SD

Mean IMT0.054 ± 0.0170.050 ± 0.007 0.4
Left IMT0.054 ± 0.0170.049 ± 0.0080.4
Right IMT0.053 ± 0.0170.0495 ± 0.08690.4
Maximum0.056 ± 0.0180.0526 ± 0.0080.6

IMT = intima media thickness.