Table 3.
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)
Risk factor | OA (n = 39) | RA (n = 79) | RA (n = 39) |
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) |
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).