Abnormal left ventricular geometry is prevalent in asymptomatic patients with established rheumatoid arthritis compared with those with early disease and healthy controls

Table 1 Participant characteristics according to RA status.

Characteristic	Early RA n = 30	Established RA n = 30	Healthy Control n = 15	p-value
Age, years	51±8	52±7	51 ± 8	0.81*
Female gender; n (%)	34 (65)	15 (50)	7 (47)	0.14*
Body mass index, kg/m²	27±5	26±4	25±3	0.48*
Body surface area, m²	1.9±0.2	1.8±0.2	1.9±0.2	0.35*
Pulse pressure, mmHg	51±11	57±14	55±14	0.34*
CRP, mg/L, median (IQR)	6.4 (34)	0.0 (5.3)	-	<0.01
ACPA, n (%)	26 (87)	24 (80)	-	0.19
RF, n (%)	25 (83)	21 (70)	-	0.14
DAS28, median (IQR)	5.5 (1.7)	2.0 (1.7)	-	<0.01

Data presented as mean and standard deviation unless otherwise stated. *Appropriate parametric/non-parametric tests applied for 3-way comparison after normality assessments. ACPA; anti-citrullinated peptide antibody, CRP; C-reactive protein, DAS; Disease activity score, RF; Rheumatoid factor.

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