Table 1 |
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Cardiovascular risk factors |
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| Control individuals (n = 87) |
Corticosteroids (-) |
Corticosteroids (+) |
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| Active BD (n = 20) |
Stable or inactive BD (n = 33) |
Active BD (n = 19) |
Stable or inactive BD (n = 15) |
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| Males/females (n) |
58/32 |
13/7 |
22/11 |
14/5 |
9/6 |
| Age (years) |
40.1 ± 1.2 |
40.9 ± 2.5 |
40.6 ± 1.5 |
38.4 ± 2.5 |
37.6 ± 2.9 |
| Hypertension (n [%]) |
13 (14.9) |
2 (10.1) |
3 (9.4) |
5 (26.3) |
3 (20.0) |
| Smokers (n [%]) |
40 (46) |
12 (60.0) |
18 (54.4) |
13 (68.4) |
5 (33.3) |
| BMI (kg/m2) |
27.2 ± 0.7 |
23.5 ± 1.3 |
25.2 ± 0.6 |
24.7 ± 1.0 |
23.4 ± 1.1 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) |
193.2 ± 5.3 |
200.7 ± 16.0 |
202.7 ± 8.3 |
209.6 ± 14.1 |
215.4 ± 12.2 |
| LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl) |
132.4 ± 4.5 |
120.1 ± 15.1 |
132.2 ± 7.8 |
134.6 ± 4.9 |
143.5 ± 11.2 |
| HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl) |
47.7 ± 1.4 |
44.7 ± 5.5 |
46.8 ± 2.5 |
52.1 ± 4.5 |
52.4 ± 4.1 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) |
106.6 ± 9.9 |
115.5 ± 32.2 |
124.1 ± 12.5 |
133.2 ± 25.3 |
125.4 ± 22.8 |
| Glucose (mg/dl) |
85.3 ± 1.5 |
94.1 ± 4.4 |
91.3 ± 2.0 |
89.9 ± 3.7 |
84.5 ± 3.5 |
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Shown are cardiovascular risk factors in control individuals and in patients with Behçet's disease (BD) divided according to the receipt (+) or nonreceipt (-) of corticosteroid treatment and the clinical disease status. Unless otherwise stated, values are expressed as mean ± standard error. BMI, body mass index; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein. |
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Protogerou et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007 9:R90 doi:10.1186/ar2289 |
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