Table 2.

RA characteristics and their associations with the risk of heart failure (HF) in 795 incident RA patients. Values are given as number (%) if not indicated otherwise.

Characteristics	Value	Hazard Ratio ^** (95% CI), Adjusted for Age, Sex, and Calendar Year of RA Incidence
RF-positive	527 (66)	1.6 (1.0, 2.5)
ESR at RA incidence, mm/h, mean ± SD	24.2 ± 19.9	1.6 (1.2, 2.0)^†
≥ 3 ESR ≥ 60 mm/h	99 (12)	2.1 (1.2, 3.5)
Large-joint swelling	624 (78)	1.1 (0.7, 1.8)
Joint erosions/destructive changes	424 (53)	1.1 (0.8, 1.7)
Joint surgery
Arthroplasty	134 (17)	1.5 (0.9, 2.5)
Synovectomy	86 (11)	1.1 (0.6, 2.2)
Rheumatoid nodules	266 (33)	1.1 (0.7, 1.7)
Severe ExRA^*	87 (11)	3.1 (1.9, 5.1)
History of rheumatic fever	22 (3)	1.0 (0.4, 2.7)

↵* Malmö criteria³².
↵** Significant (p < 0.05) hazard ratios are shown in bold type.
↵† Per 30 mm/h increase. RA: rheumatoid arthritis; RF: rheumatoid factor; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; ExRA: extraarticular manifestations of RA.