Cardiovascular events in early RA are a result of inflammatory burden and traditional risk factors: a five year prospective study

Table 4 Importance of potential risk factors for a new CVE in early- RA followed for five years.

Co-variates	HR	CI 95%	P-value
ESR, baseline	1.018/+	1.005, 1,030	<0.01
Triglycerides	1.853/mmolL^-1	1.376, 2.496	<0.001
Hypertension	2.809/+	1.575, 5.008	<0.001
Female sex	0.449	0.249, 0.808	<0.01
DMARDs¹	0.887/mo	0.856, 0.918	<0.001

Extended Cox multiple regression model, with fixed and time-dependent covariates.
¹Time-dependent co-variate
Global Chi square (LR) = 131.45 on 5df (P < 0.001)
CI, confidence interval; DMARDs, disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; HR, hazard ratio; RA, rheumatoid arthritis

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