| |
Early RA patients
(
n
= 160)
|
Controls
(
n
= 160)
|
P
value
|
|---|
|
Patients who met AHA/NHLBI MetS definition
|
28 (17.5)
|
48 (30)
|
0.01
|
|
Patients within each category of MetS definition with a particular individual component
| | | |
|
BMI component
|
18 (64.3)
|
42 (87.5)
|
0.02
|
|
TG component
|
26 (92.9)
|
43 (89.6)
|
1
|
|
C-HDL component
|
27 (96.4)
|
46 (95.8)
|
1
|
|
Blood pressure component
|
10 (35.7)
|
11 (22.9)
|
0.29
|
|
Fasting glucose component
|
15 (53.6)
|
16 (33.3)
|
0.10
|
- Data presented as n (%). AHA/NHLBI, The American Heart Association/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute; BMI, body mass index; C-HDL, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; MetS, metabolic syndrome; RA, rheumatoid arthritis; TG, triglycerides.
