Early RA patients ( n = 160) | Controls ( n = 160) | P value | |
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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 |