Biomarkers of Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Patients with Autoimmune Disorders

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Vitamin concentrations in serum samples. (a) Box plot graphs showing vitamin A concentrations in serum samples from the 24 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and 25 with psoriatic arthritis (PsA), divided or not according to IMT values obtained by Echo-colour Doppler images and from the 13 healthy subjects. *𝑃=0.0004; ^†‡𝑃=0.0014. (b) β-carotene concentrations in sera. Box plot graphs showing β-carotene concentrations in serum samples from the 24 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and 25 with psoriatic arthritis (PsA), divided or not according to IMT values obtained by Echo-colour Doppler images and from the 13 healthy subjects. *𝑃=0.0021; ^§𝑃=0.0008; ^†𝑃=0.006; ^#𝑃=0.018; ^‡𝑃=0.0006. (c) Vitamin E concentrations in sera. Box plot graphs showing vitamin E concentrations in serum samples from the 24 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and 25 with psoriatic arthritis (PsA), divided or not according to IMT values obtained by Echo-colour Doppler images and from the 13 healthy subjects.

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