Table 5.

Carotid atherosclerosis in RA patients by abdominal obesity and clinical joint damage status.

Subgroups	Number	cIMT, mm	P	Plaque	P
MetS waist
Yes	100	0.709 (0.098)		31.0
No	107	0.713 (0.118)	0.9	45.8	0.5
Missing	3
Deformed joint
Yes	162	0.709 (0.104)		42.6
No	47	0.719 (0.123)	0.4	23.4	0.004
Missing	1

Continuous variables expressed as mean (SD) and categorical variables as proportions. Relationships were identified in Framingham score, race, C-reactive protein concentrations, and waist circumference adjusted models. Significant association is shown in bold. RA: rheumatoid arthritis; cIMT: carotid intima-media thickness; MetS: metabolic syndrome.