| RA without CVD (n = 541) | RA with CVD (n = 72) | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Demographic variables | Â | Â | Â |
   Mean age, years (SD) | 62 (11) | 67 (10) | <0.001a |
   Percentage females | 72 | 58 | 0.02a |
RA related variables | Â | Â | Â |
   Median disease duration, years (IQ range) | 7.7 (5–11) | 10.6 (8–13) | <0.001a |
   Percentage IgM-RF positive | 70 | 82 | 0.05a |
   Percentage erosive patients | 80 | 92 | 0.02a |
   Median number of used DMARDs (IQ range) | 2 (2–3) | 3 (1–3) | 0.01a |
   Percentage DMARD naive patients | 3 | 10 | 0.002a |
   Percentage never SSZ, HCQ or MTX | 5 | 17 | <0.001a |
   Percentage SSZ ever | 78 | 65 | 0.02a |
   Percentage HCQ ever | 40 | 38 | 0.67 |
   Percentage MTX ever | 72 | 44 | <0.001a |
   Percentage prednisone ever | 31 | 25 | 0.32 |
CVD related variables | Â | Â | Â |
   Percentage smoking ever | 64 | 65 | 0.83 |
   Percentage hypertension | 19 | 49 | <0.001a |
   Percentage diabetes | 5 | 10 | 0.14 |
   Percentage hypercholesterolemia | 2 | 21 | <0.001a |