Table 2 Ischemic arterial events and surrogate measures of atherosclerosis in systemic sclerosis patients versus controls.
Patients (n= 111) | Controls (n= 105) | Odds ratio (95% CI) | Pvalue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Any arterial event % (n) | 18 (20) | 7 (7) | 3.1 (1.2-7.6) | 0.01 |
IHD % (n) | 12 (13) | 4 (4) | 3.3 (1.1-10.6) | 0.03 |
ICVD % (n) | 3 (4) | 3 (3) | 0.9 (0.2-4.7) | ns |
IPVD % (n) | 8 (9) | 1 (1) | 9.2 (1.1-73.7) | 0.02 |
Plaques % (n) | 48 (52) | 41 (43) | 1.3 (0.7-2.3) | ns |
β-coefficient | ||||
IMT mm | 0.68 ± 0.13 | 0.68 ± 0.13 | -0.02 | ns |
ABI | 1.13 (1.1-1.2) | 1.12 (1.1-1.2) | -0.08 | ns |