Table 3.

Agatston calcium scores and the prevalence of coronary artery calcification in patients with initial and developed rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and healthy controls [46].

	Controller subjects (n = 97)	Initial RA (n = 80)	Recognized RA (n = 82)	Recognized vs. initial RA
Agatston score, average (IQR)	0 (0-20.3)	0 (0-53.7)	41.3 (0-459.9)	—
Prevalence of coronary-artery calcification (%)	49.48	53.97	71.67
Agatston score subgroups (%)
1 − 109	35.53	36.83	20.83
>109	24.98	28.25	51.85
OR (95% CI) unadjusted	1	2.32 (0.76-3.37)	4.04 (2.76-6.68)	3.62 (2.44-5.82)
P		0.66	<0.002	0.005
Adjusted for age and sex	1	2.42 (0.76-3.75)	3.84 (2.47-6.58)	3.09 (2.02-5.4)
P		0.56	0.006	0.059
Adjusted for cardiovascular risk factors	1	2.55 (0.78-4.20)	4.53 (2.66-8.64)	3.43 (2.06-6.24)
P		0.46	0.003	0.048