Table 1.

Patient characteristics in the two groups, with and without incident CV events

Parameter	CVD− (N = 735)	CVD+ (N = 128)	p value
Age (years)	53.2 ± 13.6	61.2 ± 10.2	< 0.0001
Gender, F (%)	68	52	< 0.0001
Smoker (%)	30	41	0.042
TC (mmol/l)	5.22 ± 1.23	5.26 ± 1.34	0.72
HDL (mmol/l)	1.30 ± 0.30	1.24 ± 0.28	0.040
TC:HDL	4.11 ± 0.87	4.32 ± 0.96	0.014
SBP (mmHg)	146 ± 23	155 ± 24	< 0.0001
DBP (mmHg)	84 ± 12	86 ± 9	0.038
DAS-28	4.84 ± 1.26	5.39 ± 1.33	< 0.0001
RF+ (%)	74	79	0.27
aCCP+ (%)	67	66	0.83

Results are expressed as percentages or as means ± standard deviation (SD)

CVD cardiovascular disease, F female, TC total cholesterol, HDL high-density lipoprotein, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, DAS-28 Disease Activity Score, RF rheumatoid factor, aCCP anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide