Progression of coronary artery atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis: comparison with participants from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Table 3 Yearly progression among participants with any CAC at baseline

	RA	Controls
Median yearly progression (Agatston units): median (IQR)	21 (7 to 62)	21 (5 to 70)
Coef (unadjusted)	0.5 (-8.2, 9.1)
Coef - Model 1^a	2.1 (-6.5, 10.7)
Coef - Model 2^b	1.4 (-7.5, 10.4)
Coef - Model 3^c	4.1 (-9.0, 17.3)

^aAdjusted for age; ^badjusted for age, gender, ethnicity, smoking, dyslipidemia, diabetes, and hypertension; ^cwith gender using interaction model. CAC, coronary artery calcium; IQR, interquartile range.

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