Table 1 Main characteristics of the RA patients included in the study
Clinical Feature | % (n/N) |
|---|---|
Patients | 128 |
Main characteristics | |
Age at the time of disease onset (years, mean ± SD) | 50 ± 13.5 |
Follow-up (years, mean ± SD) | 12.9 ± 7.8 |
Percentage of women | 76.9 |
Rheumatoid factor positive | 76.5 (98/128) |
Anti-CCP antibodies positive | 67.2 (86/128) |
Shared epitope positive | 70.3 (90/128) |
Cardiovascular risk factors | |
Hypertension | 26.5 (34/128) |
Diabetes mellitus | 7.8 (10/128) |
Dyslipidemia | 19.5 (25/128) |
Obesity | 4.6 (6/128) |
Smoking habit | 10.9 (14/128) |