| Age (years), median (25th–75th Pctl) |
48 (40–55) |
47 (39–53) |
56 (49.5–61) |
0.0002 |
| Female, n (%) |
95 (61.3) |
85 (63.4) |
10 (47.6) |
p = ns |
| Disease duration (months) at baseline, median (25th–75th Pctl) |
50.47 (26.1–99.17) |
50.47 (26.1–90.02) |
62.63 (38.27–105.2) |
p = ns |
| DAS28, median (25th–75th Pctl) |
3.75 (2.42–4.705) |
3.11 (1.65–4.5) |
4.33 (3.89–5) |
p = 0.01 |
| Axial disease, n (%) |
85 (54.83) |
73 (54.48) |
12 (57.14) |
p = ns |
| Peripheral disease, n (%) |
133 (85.81) |
115 (85.82) |
18 (85.71) |
p = ns |
| Enthesitis, n (%) |
80 (51.61) |
68 (50.75) |
12 (57.14) |
p = ns |
| Dactylitis, n (%) |
41 (26.45) |
34 (25.37) |
7 (33.33) |
p = ns |
| PASI, median (25th–75th Pctl) |
3.4 (1.575–5.6) |
3.2 (1.5–5.6) |
3.6 (1.9–8) |
p = ns |
| IBD, n (%) |
8 (5.16) |
7 (5.22) |
1 (4.76) |
p = ns |
| Uveitis, n (%) |
14 (9.03) |
9 (6.72) |
5 (23.80) |
p = 0.02 |
| Smokers, n (%) |
52 (33.55) |
45 (33.58) |
7 (33.33) |
p = ns |
| Family history CV, n (%) |
85 (54.84) |
70 (52.24) |
15 (71.43) |
p = ns |
| Atrial fibrillation, n (%) |
6 (3.87) |
3 (2.24) |
3 (14.29) |
p = 0.03 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl), median (25th–75th Pctl) |
187 (164–209) |
187.5 (168.3–206) |
186 (153–217) |
p = ns |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dl), median (25th–75th Pctl) |
52 (43–65) |
52 (43–64.25) |
55 (42.5–72.5) |
p = ns |
| Total cholesterol/HDL cholesterol ratio (n), median (25th–75th Pctl) |
3.56 (2.80–4.36) |
3.58 (2.81–4.50) |
3.16 (2.69–4.19) |
p = ns |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg), median (25th–75th Pctl) |
125 (120–135) |
120 (120–130) |
145 (130–150) |
p<0.0001 |
| Antihypertensive treatment, n (%) |
50 (32.26) |
32 (23.88) |
18 (85.71) |
p<0.0001 |
| BMI, median (25th–75th Pctl) |
26.17 (23.67–29.21) |
25.93 (23.49–28.73) |
27.01 (24.65–30.2) |
p = ns |
| CRP (mg/l), median (25th–75th Pctl) |
7 (1.6–25) |
7 (1.6–25) |
5 (0.7–26.5) |
p = ns |
| SCORE, median (25th–75th Pctl) |
1 (1–3) |
1 (0–2) |
3 (2–5) |
p<0.0001 |
| CUORE, median (25th–75th Pctl) |
1.8 (0.8–3.6) |
1.45 (0.7–2.8) |
5.2 (3.4–8.4) |
p<0.0001 |
| FRS, median (25th–75th Pctl) |
2 (0.6–4.9) |
1.5 (0.4–3.95) |
4.1 (2.9–10) |
p<0.0001 |
| RRS, median (25th–75th Pctl) |
4 (2–6.5) |
3 (2–5) |
8 (4–15) |
p<0.0001 |
| QRisk, median (25th–75th Pctl) |
4.5 (1.6–9.6) |
3.55 (1.375–7.725) |
13.4 (10.55–21.75) |
p<0.0001 |
