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Published in final edited form as: JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2021 Mar 17;14(11):2212–2220. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2020.12.031

Table 3:

Characteristics of all autoimmune systemic inflammation disease patients (SLE, RA, and psoriasis) by myocardial flow reserve tertile.

	MFR < 1.65 (n=66)	1.65 ≤ MFR ≤ 2.19 (n=66)	MFR > 2.19 (n=66)	p-value
Systemic Inflammatory Disease Type
SLE	13 (19.7%)	15 (22.7%)	13 (19.7%)
Psoriasis	20 (30.3%)	21 (31.8%)	22 (33.3%)	0.98
RA	33 (50%)	30 (45.5%)	30 (47%)
Age at PET, mean (SD) (years)	67.2 (12.2)	67.1 (11.7)	60.6 (11.5)	0.002
Female	55 (83.3%)	54 (81.8%)	49 (74.2%)	0.38
Obesity	25 (37.9%)	27 (40.9%)	27 (40.9%)	0.92
Hypertension	57 (86.4%)	50 (75.8%)	42 (63.6%)	0.01
Dyslipidemia	44 (66.7%)	38 (57.6%)	30 (45.5%)	0.05
Diabetes	26 (39.4%)	20 (30.3%)	14 (21.2%)	0.08
Previously known CAD	9 (13.6%)	6 (9.1%)	9 (13.6%)	0.65
Any tobacco use	3 (4.6%)	2 (3%)	4 (6%)	0.71
Family History of CAD	21 (31.8%)	25 (37.8%)	10 (15.2%)	0.01

SLE=systemic lupus erythematosus, RA=rheumatoid arthritis, CAD = coronary artery disease. MBF = myocardial blood flow. MFR = myocardial flow reserve. PET = positron emission tomography. SD = standard deviation.