Table 3 |
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Cardiovascular risk factors that differed (P < 0.05) in frequency or extent between OA patients (n = 39) as compared with all RA patients (n = 79) and RA patients in whom insulin sensitivity was determined (n = 39) |
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| Risk factor |
OA (n = 39) |
RA (n = 79) |
RA (n = 39) |
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| Exercisea |
13 (33) |
42 (53) |
18 (46) |
| Diabetesa |
1 (3) |
9 (11) |
4 (10) |
| QUICKIb |
0.369 (0.356–0.383) |
N/A |
0.344 (0.332–0.355) |
| HDL cholesterol (mmol/l)b |
1.68 (1.50–1.85) |
1.40 (1.30–1.49) |
1.40 (1.30–1.50) |
| C-reactive protein (mg/l)c |
2.7 (0.3–15.9) |
9 (0.5–395) |
10 (0.5–146) |
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QUICKI, Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index; HDL, high-density lipoprotein. aData presented as n (%). b Data presented as mean (95% confidence interval). cData presented as median (range). |
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Dessein et al. Arthritis Res 2002 4:R5 doi:10.1186/ar428 |
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