Research Article
Marked Independent Relationship between Circulating Interleukin-6 Concentrations and Endothelial Activation in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Table 1
Clinical characteristics and endothelial activation molecule and resistin concentrations in black and white patients with RA.
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Dichotomous variables are expressed as proportions or percentages and continuous characteristics as mean (SD) or median (interquartile range). Significant differences are shown in bold. Yrs: years; BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; chol: cholesterol; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein, EGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; N: Number of; DAS28: disease activity score in 28 joints; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP: C-reactive protein; IL-6: interleukin-6; MCP-1: monocyte chemoattractant protein-1; VCAM-1: vascular adhesion molecule-1; ICAM-1: intercellular adhesion molecule-1. DAS28 reflects moderately active disease in both black and white patients. |