Table 1 Demographic details, cardiovascular risk factors, features of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and its control in the study population (n = 138)

Demographics:

   Age (years)

   Females, n (%)

   Duration of RA (years)

   RF positive, n (%)

CV disease:

   History of MI, n (%)

   History of angina, n (%)

   History of stroke/TIA, n (%)

   History of PVD, n (%)

   Any vascular event, n (%)

Risk factors for CV diseases:

   Smoking pack-year history

   Current smoker, n (%)

   History of hypertension, n (%)

   History of hyperlipidemia, n (%)

   History of diabetes, n (%)

   Family history CV disease, n (%)

Clinical findings:

   BMI (kg/m²)

   Systolic BP (mmHg)

   Diastolic BP (mmHg)

Laboratory tests:

   ESR (mm/h)

   CRP (mg/l)

   Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

   HDL cholesterol (mmol/l)

   LDL cholesterol (mmol/l)

   TG (mmol/l)

   Homocysteine (μmol/l)

   Fasting glucose (mmol/l)

   Serum creatinine (mmol/l)

   CrCl (ml/min)

   Framingham score (%)

   ECG evidence of ischemia, n (%)

Severity and feature of RA:

   Radiographic erosion score

   Joint space narrowing score

   Presence of erosive disease, n (%)

   History of vasculitis, n (%)

   Shared epitope, n (%)

   > 10 mg/day of prednisone, n (%)

   RAGE polymorphism, n (%)