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Table 2 Autoantibody titers against various types of oxidatively modified low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) in early rheumatoid arthritis patients and controls

From: Patients with early rheumatoid arthritis exhibit elevated autoantibody titers against mildly oxidized low-density lipoprotein and exhibit decreased activity of the lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2

Antigen

Controls (n = 63)

Early rheumatoid arthritis patients

  

Baseline (n = 58)

Post-treatment (n = 56)

oxLDL in the lag phase

0.919 ± 0.271

1.131 ± 0.229*

0.872 ± 0.198†

oxLDL in the propagation phase

0.962 ± 0.289

1.223 ± 0.278*

1.045 ± 0.300‡

oxLDL in the decomposition phase

0.985 ± 0.376

1.375 ± 0.327*

1.144 ± 0.247**

  1. Data presented as the mean ± standard deviation. *P < 0.0001 compared with controls, †P < 0.001, ‡P < 0.01 and **P < 0.05 compared with baseline values.