Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of the study subjects

Values are presented as number (%), mean ± SD, or mean (interquartile range).

RA, rheumatoid arthritis; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC, total cholesterol; BMI, body mass index; CRP, C-reactive protein; HOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance; RF, rheumatoid factor; DAS28-ESR, disease activity score 28-erythrocyte sedimentation rate; GC, glucocorticoid; TNF, tumor necrosis factor.