Table 1.

Relative risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.

Disease	CAD Risk (RR or OR)	Cardiovascular Mortality (RR)
Rheumatoid Arthritis	1.5–2.0 [26,27]	1.5 [28]
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus	2.2–2.6 [29,30]	1.7 [31]
Psoriasis (severe)	1.5–7.1 [7,25]	1.1–1.6 [7,25]
Ankylosing Spondylitis	1.9 [32,33]	1.3–2.1 [5]
Inflammatory Bowel Disease	1.2–1.4 [6,34]	1.0 [34,35]

Abbreviations: RR: Relative risk; OR: Odds radio; CAD: Coronary artery disease.