Absolute 10-year cardiovascular risk in RA patients without known cardiovascular comorbidity. Includes 3 patients with family history of premature CVD, which increases the risk by a factor of 1.3.
| CVD Risk | RA Patients, n = 28 | RA Patients,* n = 28 |
|---|---|---|
| < 10%, n (%) | 15 (54) | 8 (28) |
| 10–20%, n (%) | 9 (32) | 10 (36) |
| 20–30%, n (%) | 4 (14) | 7 (25) |
| > 30%, n (%) | 0 | 3 (11) |
RA: rheumatoid arthritis; CVD: cardiovascular disease.
↵* Number of RA patients after CVD risk was multiplied by 2.