Research Article
Prevalence and Determinants of Peripheral Microvascular Endothelial Dysfunction in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Demographics and cardiovascular risk factors of RA population.
| | Overall
| ED
| No ED
| value |
| | Age (yrs) | 60.9 ± 9 | 61.3 ± 9 | 60.7 ± 9 | ns | | Smoking habit (%) | 20.8 | 25.2 | 18.6 | 0.02 | | Hypertension (%) | 44 | 48 | 43 | ns | | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 127.8 ± 16 | 125.4 ± 15 | 129 ± 17 | 0.002 | | Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 76.9 ± 9 | 75.8 ± 8 | 77.4 ± 10 | 0.02 | | BMI (kg/m2) | 28.3 ± 33 | 29.4 ± 32 | 27.8 ± 34 | ns | | Dyslipidemia (%) | 32.5 | 28.3 | 34.7 | ns | | Diabetes (%) | 7.4 | 8.3 | 6.9 | ns | | Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 205.7 ± 36 | 207.8 ± 36 | 204.7 ± 36 | ns | | HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 61.3 ± 15 | 60.2 ± 16 | 61.8 ± 15 | ns | | LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 124.5 ± 31 | 126.2 ± 31 | 123.7 ± 32 | ns | | Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 98 ± 44 | 103.7 ± 48 | 95.3 ± 42 | 0.01 |
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ns: not significant.
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