Table 3 Co-variates for a new cardiovascular event during five years after RA-onset in 442 patients.

Sex f/m

0.314/f

0.177, 0.557

0.001

Age at onset of RA

1.060/yr

1.035, 1.086

<0.001

Diabetes mellitus

2.893/+

1.297, 6.452

<0.01

Hypertension, treated

4.066/+

2.308, 7.162

<0.001

BP, syst

1.015/mmHg

1.003, 1.026

<0.05

BP, diast

1.033/mmHg

1.003, 1.063

<0.05

S-HDL-chol

0.318/mmolL^-1

0.090, 1.123

= 0.075

S-Triglycerides

1.919/mmolL^-1

1.461, 2.521

<0.001

Statin treatment

2.237/+

0.950, 5.270

= 0.065

Previous CVE

5.912/+

3.210, 10.891

<0.001

AUC DAS28 (6 mo)

1.063

1.021, 1.106

<0.01

AUC DAS28¹

1.025

1.010, 1.040

<0.01

Extra-articular disease¹

3.343/+

1.421, 7.867

<0.01

Corticosteroids at/before inclusion

1.030/mo

1.004, 1.056

<0.05

Corticosteroids¹

2.243/+

1.208, 4.164

<0.05

DMARDs within 3 mo²

0.402/+

0.200, 0.808

<0.05

DMARDs¹

0.885/mo

0.200, 0.808

<0.001

COX-2-inhibitors¹

2.392/+

1.206, 4.744

<0.05