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Table 3 Mean HDL2-chol and HDL3-chol levels in RA patients treated with methotrexate, biologicals and glucocorticosteroids at the time of the study.

From: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol subfractions HDL2 and HDL3 are reduced in women with rheumatoid arthritis and may augment the cardiovascular risk of women with RA: a cross-sectional study

 

Methotrexate

Biologicals

Glucocorticosteroids

 

Yes

N = 22

No

N = 23

P

Yes

No

P

Yes

No

P

HDL2-chol (mmol/L) mean ± SD

0.47 ± 0.4

0.46 ± 0.3

0.70

0.42 ± 0.2

0.49 ± 0.4

0.83

0.43 ± 0.2

0.48 ± 0.4

0.87

HDL3-chol (mmol/L) mean ± SD

0.82 ± 0.2

0.83 ± 0.2

0.94

0.82 ± 0.2

0.84 ± 0.2

0.36

0.86 ± 0.1

0.81 ± 0.2

0.34

  1. HDL, high density lipoprotein; N, number; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; SD, standard deviation.
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Arthritis Research & Therapy

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