N =251/group | Â | Group A (RA) | Group B (DM) | Group C (GP) | P, All three | P, A versus C |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exercise status | No data | 165 (66%) | 145 (58%) | 154 (61%) | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 |
 | Never | 30 (12%) | 46 (18%) | 29 (12%) |  |  |
 | Infrequently 1-2×/week | 15 (6%) | 11 (4%) | 9 (4%) |  |  |
 | Moderately 3-5×/week | 31 (12%) | 18 (7%) | 15 (6%) |  |  |
 | Regularly > 5×/week | 10 (4%) | 31 (12%) | 43 (17%) |  |  |
BMI | Â | 28.5 (7.5) | 34.9 (8.9) | 28.8 (7.9) | < 0.0001 | 0.4 |
Smoking status | Never | 167 (67%) | 155 (62%) | 151 (60%) | 0.2 | 0.7 |
 | Past | 48 (19%) | 48 (19%) | 44 (18%) |  |  |
 | Current | 36 (14%) | 48 (19%) | 56 (22%) |  |  |
SBP | Â | 121.8 (13.0) | 130.5 (13.0) | 125.0 (14.1) | < 0.0001 | 0.02 |
DBP | Â | 73.3 (7.6) | 72.9 (8.6) | 73.2 (8.0) | 0.6 | 0.8 |
Number BP measurements | Â | 6.5 (5.8) | 5.8 (2.9) | 4.3 (3.0) | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 |
HDL | Â | 58.3 (17.1) | 46.8 (12.9) | 54.3 (15.9) | < 0.0001 | 0.01 |
LDL | Â | 113.7 (32.4) | 99.5 (37.1) | 111.4 (29.1) | < 0.0001 | 0.5 |
Triglycerides | Â | 116.9 (64.1) | 192.8 (178.9) | 130.6 (79.4) | < 0.0001 | 0.1 |
Fasting glucose | Mean (std) | 90.3 (9.3) | 165.5 (82.3) | 93.6 (10.7) | < 0.0001 | 0.003 |
 | N | 206 | 166 | 175 |  |  |