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Published in final edited form as: Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2013 Mar;65(3):441–447. doi: 10.1002/acr.21841

Table 5.

HsCRP level and cardiovascular risk factors in patients studied

Risk factors	hsCRP ≤3.0mg/L (N=207)	hsCRP >3.0mg/L (N=82)	^*P
Age, years	39.3±15	38.9±13	0.09
Women	201 (97%)	72 (88%)	0.001
Smoking ≥3 years	19 (9%)	14 (17%)	0.04
Diabetes mellitus	3 (1%)	5 (6%)	0.02
Hypertension	39 (19%)	20 (24%)	0.28
LDL/HDL-chol	1.72±0.69	2.22±2.0	0.06
Total Chol/HDL-chol	3.10±0.87	3.82±2.80	0.03
TG/HDL-chol	0.90±0.60	1.41±2.3	0.045
^**Atherogenic index	−0.123±0.26	−0.004±0.32	0.01
BMI, mg/m²	21.8±3.7	22.2±3.8	0.17
BMI >27mg/m²	19 (9%)	9 (11%)	0.38
History of arterial thrombosis	12 (6%)	11 (13%)	0.01

P values adjusted for SLE disease activity scores and serum creatinine by regression

^**

Atherogenic index = Log(triglyceride/HDL-cholesterol)

CRP = C-reactive protein; LDL = low density lipoprotein; HDL = high density lipoprotein; Chol = cholesterol; TG = triglyceride; BMI = body mass index