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Table 4 Summary of events during follow-up^a

Event	RA + CAD (n = 75), n (%)	CAD (n = 128), n (%)	Unadjusted HR (95% CI)	P	Adjusted HR^b (95% CI)	P
CV death	13 (17)	9 (7)	2.22 (0.95, 5.20)	0.06	1.94 (0.80, 4.69)	0.14
Death	24 (32)	23 (18)	1.63 (0.92, 2.89)	0.10	1.29 (0.72, 2.32)	0.39
CABG during follow-up	18 (24)	34 (27)	0.87 (0.49, 1.53)	0.62	0.80 (0.44, 1.44)	0.45
MI during follow-up	28 (37)	43 (34)	1.08 (0.67, 1.73)	0.77	0.79 (0.48, 1.28)	0.34
PTCR during follow-up	27 (36)	47 (37)	0.78 (0.43, 1.41)	0.41	0.69 (0.37, 1.27)	0.23
Any event	53 (71)	88 (69)	1.19 (0.84, 1.68)	0.34	1.05 (0.73, 1.50)	0.81

^aRaw counts and Cox model results for various follow-up endpoints.
^bAdjusted models include number of vessels and hyperlipidemia in the model as covariates.
CABG, coronary artery bypass surgery; CAD, coronary artery disease; CI, confidence interval; CV, cardiovascular; HR, hazard ratio; MI, myocardial infarction; PTCR, percutaneous transluminal coronary.

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