Table 4 Association of ACPA and/or RF positivity (without RA) with incident CV events in subjects with plasma sample available

Presence of ACPA

2.07 (0.84–5.11)

0.12

1.52 (0.47–4.84)

0.48

Presence of RF

1.55 (0.49–4.90)

0.46

1.15 (0.55–2.40)

0.70

Gender (male)

1.86 (0.90–3.87)

0.09

1.20 (0.57–2.55)

0.63

Age (years)

1.17 (1.09–1.26)

< 0.001

1.14 (1.06–1.23)

< 0.001

High blood pressure

2.19 (1.40–3.42)

< 0.001

1.87 (1.17–2.96)

0.008

Diabetes

1.26 (0.55–2.90)

0.59

0.84 (0.35–2.01)

0.70

Dyslipidemia

1.57 (1.01–2.45)

0.50

1.42 (0.90–2.24)

0.13

Obesity (BMI ≥ 30)

1.14 (0.57–2.29)

0.71

0.87 (0.42–1.78)

0.70

Tobacco consumption (≥ 20 PY)

2.21 (1.39–3.50)

< 0.001

1.87 (1.16–3.02)

0.01

Alcohol consumption

0.91 (0.51–1.62)

0.75

0.78 (0.43–1.39)

0.39

Parental antecedent of myocardial infarction

1.01 (0.47–2.20)

0.97

0.85 (0.39–1.86)

0.69