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Table 1 Prevalence of comorbidities in patients with primary SS or RA and in age- and sex-matched healthy individuals

From: Subclinical atherosclerosis and impaired bone health in patients with primary Sjogren’s syndrome: prevalence, clinical and laboratory associations

 

SS (n = 64)

RA (n = 77)

HC (n = 60)

P -value*

P -value**

P -value***

Arterial wall thickening (IMT >0.90 mm), %

59.4

63.8a

40.4

ns

<0.05

<0.01

IMT levels, mean ± SD

1.0 ± 0.3

1.0 ± 0.4a

0.9 ± 0.2

ns

<0.05

<0.01

Presence of plaque, %

68.8

84.4

56.9

<0.05

ns

<0.001

Osteopenia, %

51.6

54.2a

36.8

ns

ns

ns

Osteoporosis, %

7.8

18.1a

14.0

ns

ns

ns

Osteoporosis/osteopenia, %

59.4

72.2a

50.9

ns

ns

<0.05

Fractures, %

12.5

23.9a

8.5

ns

ns

<0.05

  1. *Primary Sjogren's syndrome (SS) versus rheumatoid arthritis (RA); ** primary SS versus healthy controls (HC); *** RA versus HC; aanalysis based on 72 patients with RA. IMT, intima media thickness; ns, not significant.