- Carotid intima media thickness of 100 RA patients and 154 age-gender matched control subjects.
Subclinical atherosclerosis | Controls | RA patients | P-values | CI |
---|---|---|---|---|
cIMT (mm), mean±SD | 0.56±0.09) | 0.60±0.14 | 0.03 | 0.56-0.60 |
Carotid atheroma, n (%) | 6 (4.0%) | 21 (21.0) | 0.00 |
Values are presented as mean ± standrad deviation (SD) or numbers and precentages (%). CI: confidence interval, mm: millimeter, cIMT: carotid intima media thickness, RA: rheumatoid arthritis