Table 3.

Exponentiated coefficients and associated 95% CIs for the association between specific chronic inflammatory disorders and inflammation severity with the arterial stiffness index

	Rheumatoid arthritis		Psoriasis		Inflammatory bowel disorders
	Unadjusted β (95% CI)	Adjusted β (95% CI)	Unadjusted β (95% CI)	Adjusted β (95% CI)	Unadjusted β (95% CI)	Adjusted β (95% CI)
Disorder	1.29 (1.09 to 1.52)	1.18 (1.01 to 1.39)	1.39 (1.22 to 1.58)	1.17 (1.03 to 1.32)	1.15 (0.98 to 1.36)	1.15 (0.98 to 1.35)
Severity
Leucocytes count tertiles
First	1.19 (0.88 to 1.60)	1.20 (0.90 to 1.61)	1.03 (0.82 to 1.29)	1.02 (0.82 to 1.28)	1.08 (0.81 to 1.45)	1.17 (0.88 to 1.55)
Second	1.24 (0.93 to 1.64)	1.16 (0.88 to 1.52)	1.66 (1.33 to 2.08)	1.36 (1.09 to 1.69)	1.24 (0.93 to 1.66)	1.24 (0.94 to 1.65)
Third	1.59 (1.19 to 2.13)	1.25 (0.93 to 1.67)	1.65 (1.32 to 2.07)	1.21 (0.97 to 1.50)	1.18 (0.89 to 1.56)	1.10 (0.83 to 1.45)
Granulocytes count tertiles
First	1.14 (0.85 to 1.52)	1.23 (0.91 to 1.67)	1.12 (0.89 to 1.42)	1.13 (0.90 to 1.42)	1.14 (0.85 to 1.53)	1.26 (0.94 to 1.69)
Second	1.33 (1.00 to 1.75)	1.24 (0.93 to 1.65)	1.45 (1.16 to 1.81)	1.18 (0.95 to 1.47)	1.19 (0.90 to 1.58)	1.21 (0.92 to 1.59)
Third	1.56 (1.16 to 2.11)	1.31 (0.96 to 1.80)	1.71 (1.37 to 2.15)	1.29 (1.03 to 1.60)	1.19 (0.89 to 1.59)	1.09 (0.82 to 1.45)

β, exponentiated coefficient.