Table 3. Results of CRP haplotype analysis according to the presence/absence of CV events or subclinical atherosclerosis in RA patients.

Haplotypes			Presence/absence of CV events		Presence/absence of carotid plaques		cIMT
rs1417938	rs1800947	rs1205	P*	HR [95% CI]*	P**	OR [95% CI]**	P***
T	C	C	—	1 (reference)	—	1 (reference)	—
A	C	C	0.21	1.19 [0.90–1.60]	0.21	1.14 [0.92–1.41]	0.54
T	C	T	0.37	0.86 [0.62–1.19]	0.78	0.95 [0.64–1.39]	0.41
A	C	T	0.72	0.93 [0.62–1.39]	0.60	1.15 [0.69–1.89]	0.60

CV: cardiovascular; RA: rheumatoid arthritis; cIMT: carotid intima-media thickness; HR: hazard ratios; CI: confidence interval; OR: odds ratio. *Adjustment for gender, follow-up time, age at RA diagnosis and traditional CV risk factors by Cox regression. **Adjustment for gender, follow-up time, age at the time of ultrasonography study and traditional CV risk factors by logistic regression. ***Adjustment for gender, follow-up time, age at the time of ultrasonography study and traditional CV risk factors using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA).