Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the RA, CAD patients and normal groups.

Characteristic	Normal	RA	CAD
Female Cases	10	10	10
Age, Mean years ±SD	45.8±3.5	54.5±7.1	59.2±4.2
BMI (kg/m2), mean ±SD	22.34±1.83	25.81±2.62	24.43±3.02
ESR (mm/h), mean ±SD	/	39.14±29.53	/
CRP (mg/L), mean ±SD	/	15.48±15.40	/
RF (IU/mL), mean ±SD	/	63.76±71.81	/
DAS28, mean ±SD	/	4.62±0.52	/
Troponin I (TnI) (ng/mL), (cases in CAD group<0.05 ng/mL, cases cases in CAD group>0.05 ng/mL)	/	/	5, 5
CK-MB (ng/mL),(cases in CAD group <1.0 ng/mL, cases in CAD group>1.0 ng/mL)	/	/	5, 5