Table 2 Factors associated with cardiovascular events in a series of 2,137 rheumatoid patients ^a

Males (reference: females)

1.42 (1.07 to 1.87)

0.015

Age at RA diagnosis (by each year)

1.07 (1.06 to 1.09)

<0.001

Hypertension

1.40 (1.029 to 1.92)

0.032

Diabetes mellitus

1.18 (0.83 to 1.68)

0.344

Obesity

0.93 (0.67 to 1.31)

0.702

Dyslipidemia

1.42 (1.05 to 1.93)

0.022

Smoking

1.58 (1.26 to 1.99)

<0.001

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TT

1 (reference)

–

–

TG

1.07 (0.79 to 1.45)

0.664

0.670

GG

0.59 (0.38 to 0.92)

0.020

0.034

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TT

1 (reference)

–

–

TC

1.16 (0.69 to 1.95)

0.58

–

CC

1.32 (0.32 to 5.52)

0.39

–

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AA

1 (reference)

–

–

AG

0.95 (0.71 to 1.26)

0.73

0.738

GG

0.58 (0.36 to 0.95)

0.03

0.049