|
Characteristics
|
RA patients
|
OA patients
|
|---|
|
All cohort
|
Sub-cohorta
|
|---|
|
Number of patients, n
|
8658
|
2472
|
32,202
|
|
Female, n (%)
|
5819 (67.2)
|
1711 (69.2)
|
22,046 (68.5)
|
|
Age, mean (SD) (years)
|
63.8 (15.1)
|
62.4 (15.3)
|
70.3 (12.0)
|
|
Median (years)
|
66.0
|
64.0
|
72.0
|
|
Diabetes complications, n (%)
|
424 (4.9)
|
90 (3.6)
|
2571 (8.0)
|
|
CRP at baseline, mean (SD) (mg/dl)
|
–
|
2.4 (4.1)
|
–
|
|
Median (mg/dl)
|
–
|
0.7
|
–
|
|
Total cholesterol at baseline, mean (SD) (mg/dl)
|
–
|
186.9 (39.9)
|
–
|
|
Median (mg/dl)
|
–
|
183.0
|
–
|
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RA rheumatoid arthritis, OA osteoarthritis, SD standard deviation, CRP C-reactive protein
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aPatients with laboratory data who were included in risk factor analysis
