| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| mSCORE | modified Systemic Coronary Risk Evaluation |
| IQR | interquartile range |
| RF | rheumatoid factor |
| ACPA | antibodies against citrullinated peptides |
| DAS28 | 28 joint count Disease Activity Score |
| BMI | body mass index |
| CVR | cardiovascular risk |
| STAT | signal transducer and activator of transcription |
| RELA | transcription factor p65 |
| NF-κB | nuclear factor kappa B |
| IGF1 | insulin-like growth factor 1 |
| IGF1R | insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor |
| AKT1 | serine-threonine kinase 1 |
| WAT | white adipose tissue |
| WBC | white blood cells |
| TLR | Toll-like receptor |
| OR | Odds ratio |
| CI | Confidence interval |