Characteristics
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RA patients
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OA patients
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All cohort
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Sub-cohorta
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Number of patients, n
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8658
|
2472
|
32,202
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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)
|
–
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Median (mg/dl)
|
–
|
0.7
|
–
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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