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. 2013 Jun 18;4(2):102–106. doi: 10.1016/j.jcdr.2012.09.003

Table 2.

Imaging and laboratory data in anti-CCP positive and anti-CCP negative RA patients.

Parameter Anti-CCP positive RA (n = 40) Anti-CCP negative RA (n = 40) P value
HXR-JSR 6 (15%) 0 (0%) 0.011*
HXR-E 8 (20%) 0 (0%) 0.003*
HXR-PO 10 (25%) 0 (0%) 0.001*
HXR-D 4 (10%) 2 (5%) 0.336
ESR (1st h) 59.55 ± 32.99 41.18 ± 25.95 0.007*
CRP (mg/dl) 21.23 ± 17.06 6.83 ± 7.42 <0.001*
FBS (mg/dl) 83.35 ± 7.93 80.37 ± 8.05 0.100
PPBS (mg/dl) 121.25 ± 10.004 110.9 ± 13.34 <0.001*
Total Cholesterol (mg/dl) 150.82 ± 19.47 157.3 ± 13.7 0.089
Triglyceride (mg/dl) 123.07 ± 27.31 115.27 ± 25.91 0.194
LDL (mg/dl) 83.45 ± 17.3 90.8 ± 9.56 0.022*
HDL (mg/dl) 41.92 ± 7.80 44.37 ± 7.95 0.168
VLDL (mg/dl) 24.6 ± 5.46 23.01 ± 5.18 0.187
Rheumatoid factor reactive 37 (92.5%) 16 (40%) <0.001*

*P value was statistically significant. HXR-JSR – Hand X-ray-Joint space reduction; HXR-E – Hand X-ray–erosion; HXR-PO – Hand X-ray-peri-articular osteopenia; HXR-D – Hand X-ray-deformity; ESR – Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP – C-reactive protein; FBS – Fasting blood sugar; PPBS – Post-prandial blood sugar; LDL – Low density lipoprotein; HDL – High density lipoprotein; VLDL – Very low density lipoprotein.