| New carotid plaque formation during follow-up (yes vs no) |  | |
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Parameters | β coefficient | Pvalue | Odds ratio (95% CI) |
Model 1: traditional CV risk factors (r2 = 0.0453) | Â | Â | Â |
   Age at follow-up end (years) | 0.146 | 0.004 | 5.752b (1.770 to 18.694) |
   Sex | 0.038 | 0.970 | 0.963b (0.134 to 6.927) |
   Total years of smoking (at follow-up end) | 0.051 | 0.023 | 2.628b (1.145 to 6.029) |
   SBP AUC (mmHg × months) | 0.001 | 0.346 | 1.495b (0.648 to 3.449) |
   LDL AUC (mg/dl × months) | 0.000 | 0.126 | 0.507b (0.212 to 1.211) |
   BMI (at follow-up end) | 0.088 | 0.356 | 1.445b (0.661 to 3.160) |
Model 3 RA treatment (months of treatment during follow-up) (r2 = 0.248) | Â | Â | Â |
   Corticosteroids | 0.067 | 0.016 | 3.058 (1.231 to 7.593) |
   Biologic agents | -0.035 | 0.046 | 0.502 (0.255 to 0.987) |
   Nonbiologic DMARDs | -0.017 | 0.477 | 0.802 (0.437 to 1.473) |
Final model (r2 = 0.559)c | Â | Â | Â |
   Age at follow-up end (years) | 0.136 | 0.006 | 5.098 (1.599 to 16.250) |
   Total years of smoking (at follow-up end) | 0.055 | 0.009 | 2.875 (1.305 to 6.335) |
   Corticosteroids (months during follow-up) | 0.086 | 0.016 | 4.170 (1.299 to 13.385) |
   Biologic agents (months during follow-up) | -0.033 | 0.118 | 0.520 (0.230 to 1.180) |