Fig. 1

The distribution of CV risk. a The distribution of CV risk among women and men with RA: low CV risk (white bar), intermediary CV risk (gray bar), and high CV risk (black bar). b The observed percentages (Y-axis) of female (dotted line) and male (black line) RA patients who experienced a new CV event during the follow-up period, according to their predicted CV risk category (X-axis): low (< 10%), intermediary (10–20%), and high (> 20%)