Table 3 |
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Proportion of patients with normal and elevateda total cholesterol (TC), systolic blood pressure (SBP), and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) at baseline and during follow-up |
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Variable |
Elevated at study start n (%) |
Persistently normal n (%) |
Persistently elevated n (%) |
Varying n (%) |
Visits elevated (%) |
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TCa |
528 (41.9) |
334 (26.5) |
111 (8.8) |
815 (64.7) |
36 |
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SBP (mm Hg) |
153 (12.1) |
725 (58.0) |
15 (1.2) |
520 (41.3) |
12 |
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DBP (mm Hg) |
114 (9.1) |
804 (64.0) |
7 (0.6) |
449 (35.6) |
7 |
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BP (mm Hg) |
190 (15.1) |
654 (51.9) |
21 (1.7) |
585 (46.4) |
14 |
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aElevated TC is defined as > 5.2 mmol/L. Elevated SBP is defined as ≥ 140 mm Hg. Elevated DBP is defined as ≥ 90 mm Hg. Elevated BP is defined as either SBP ≥ 140 mm Hg or DBP ≥ 90 mm Hg. |
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Nikpour et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2010 12:R125 doi:10.1186/ar3063 |
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