Table 4

Comparison of values of traditional CV risk factors stratified by gender in patients with ERA (ESPOIR) and ESpA (DESIR)

ESPOIR
Patients with ERA
p* ValueDESIR
Patients with ESpA
p* Value
MenWomenMenWomen
NMean±SDNMean±SDNMean±SDNMean±SD
Smoking†14936 (24.2)47595 (20)0.32917467 (38.5)21969 (31.5)0.179
SBP159132.3±16.9518127.4±15.30.001295123.5±13.6332116.3±13.4<0.001
BMI16025.9±4.152724.9±4.60.01529924.2±5.034023.7±4.40.186
Glycaemia15197.7±32.649091.8±26.90.02629388.0±11.232683.8±12.2<0.001
TChol152193.1±41.3501204.5±42.00.003287185.1±45.7319197.7±41.6<0.001
HDL-cholesterol8047.8±15.327360.7±17.9<0.00126349.9±14.330161.3±15.5<0.001
LDL-cholesterol80114.3±33.8272119.2±37.50.299260113.6±36.9299117.0±38.40.288
TG152120.6±63.8505105.6±60.30.008287103.9±77.0319100.0±80.10.552
TChol/HDL804.2±1.32723.6±1.3<0.0012623.9±1.23003.4±0.9<0.001
TG/HDL802.8±1.92732.1±2.20.0112612.3±23001.8±1.50.001
PP15853.4±11.751851.6±11.80.09429548.7±10.533244.0±10.2<0.001
  • All variables are in mg/dL, unless stated otherwise.

  • *Independent samples t test.

  • †N (%).

  • BMI, body mass index; CV, cardiovascular; DESIR, Devenir des Spondylarthropathies Indifférenciées Récentes; ERA, early rheumatoid arthritis; ESpA, early axial spondyloarthritis; ESPOIR, Etude et Suivi des Polyarthrites Indifférenciées Récentes; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; PP, pulse pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TChol, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides.