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Cardiovascular morbidity and risk factors in the QUEST-RA study by gender |
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| Male |
Female |
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| Mean/% |
95% CI |
Mean/% |
95% CI |
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| Myocardial infarctiona |
8 |
6–10 |
2 |
1–2 |
| Strokeb |
3 |
2–4 |
2 |
1–2 |
| Cardiovascular (all)a,c |
16 |
14–18 |
7 |
7–8 |
| Age in yearsa |
58.9 |
58.1–59.7 |
56.3 |
55.8–56.7 |
| Disease duration in yearsa |
8.8 |
8.2–9.4 |
10.0 |
9.7–10.3 |
| Rheumatoid factor-positive |
74 |
71–76 |
72 |
70–73 |
| Hypertension |
31 |
28–34 |
32 |
31–34 |
| Hyperlipidemia |
13 |
11–16 |
14 |
13–15 |
| Diabetes mellitusb |
10 |
8–12 |
7 |
6–8 |
| Smoking evera |
68 |
65–71 |
37 |
35–38 |
| Smoking nowa |
26 |
23–29 |
15 |
14–17 |
| Body mass index ≥30a |
13 |
11–15 |
19 |
18–20 |
| Physical inactivityd |
68 |
65–71 |
73 |
72–75 |
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aP < 0.001. bP < 0.05. cMyocardial infarct, angina, coronary heart disease, bypass, or stroke. dP < 0.01. CI, confidence interval; QUEST-RA, Questionnaires in Standard Monitoring of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. | ||||
Naranjo et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008 10:R30 doi:10.1186/ar2383 |
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