Symmetric Dimethylarginine Is Not Associated with Cumulative Inflammatory Load or Classical Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A 6-Year Follow-Up Study

Table 3

Univariable analysis of categorical factors.

		SDMA
		Average	value
High cholesterol			0.275
No	122	0.45 (0.44–0.47)
Yes	64	0.47 (0.44–0.50)
Hypertension			0.866
No	69	0.46 (0.44–0.48)
Yes	117	0.46 (0.44–0.47)
Insulin resistance			0.149
No	136	0.46 (0.45–0.48)
Yes	50	0.44 (0.42–0.47)
Smoking			0.957
Never	84	0.46 (0.44–0.48)
Previously	78	0.45 (0.43–0.48)
Currently	22	0.46 (0.42–0.50)
Family history of cardiac events			0.506
No	102	0.46 (0.44–0.48)
Yes	84	0.45 (0.43–0.47)
MTX			0.837
No	69	0.46 (0.43–0.48)
Yes	117	0.46 (0.44–0.48)
Steroids			0.239
No	140	0.45 (0.44–0.47)
Yes	46	0.47 (0.44–0.51)
Anti-TNF			0.599
No	133	0.46 (0.44–0.47)
Yes	53	0.46 (0.44–0.49)
Antihypertensive			0.463
No	116	0.45 (0.44–0.47)
Yes	70	0.47 (0.44–0.49)

Data reported as “geometric mean (95% confidence interval)”, with values from independent samples -tests/one-way ANOVA on log₂-transformed values. Significant at .