Atherogenic Index and High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol as Cardiovascular Risk Determinants in Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Impact of Therapy with Biologicals

Table 2

Long-term effects of anti-TNF drugs on atherogenic index and other ratios.

Study	Drug	Number of patients	Duration	Effect
				AI	Other ratios
Jamnitski et al. [19]	ETN	292	1 year	n	apoB : apoA-1
Wijbrandts et al. [32]	ADA	50	1 year	n	apoB : apoA-1
Dahlqvist et al. [17]	IFX	52	2 years	H	—
Popa et al. [25]	IFX	55	1 year	H	LDL : HDL
Peters et al. [23]	IFX	80	1 year	n	apoB : apoA-1
Ajeganova et al. [14]	ETN/ADA/IFX	162	1 year	—	apoB : apoA-1
Engvall et al. [18]	IFX	18	2 years	—	apoB : apoA-1

ETN: etanercept, ADA: adalimumab, IFX: infliximab, AI: atherogenic index, n: neutral, H: higher.