Table 2 Established cardiovascular risk factors in 40 patients with early rheumatoid arthritis and in 40 control individuals

Cholesterol (mmol/l)^a

5.0 (1.0)

5.1 (1.0)

0.84

Triglyceride (mmol/l)^a

1.4 (0.9)

1.4 (0.9)

0.92

low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol/l)^a

2.8 (0.7)

3.0 (0.9)

0.80

high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol/l)^a

1.5 (0.4)

1.5 (0.4)

0.87

Body mass index (kg/m²)^a

28 (7.6)

28 (5.7)

0.96

Smoking, ever^b

26 (65)

24 (60)

0.64

History of hypertension^b

7 (18)

11 (28)

0.28

History of diabetes mellitus^b

5 (12)

5 (12)

1

History of hypercholesterolemia^b

3 (8)

6 (15)

0.29

History of myocardial infarction^b

1 (2)

0

-

History of angina^b

2 (5)

0

-

History of stroke and/or transient ischaemic attack^b

1 (2)

0

-

Family history of cardiovascular disease^b

6 (15)

10 (25)

0.26

Systolic blood pressure^b

122 (24)

124 (18)

0.55

Diastolic blood pressure^b

74 (10)

77 (9.6)

0.19

10-year coronary risk^b

10(8.7)

9.1(7.4)

0.56