Regression analysis of associations with small artery elasticity (SAE), von Willebrand factor (vWF), or soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (sVCAM-1) as dependent variable in all subjects (n = 99) using multivariate linear regression analysis. Values are presented as B; B refers to the influence on dependent variable (SAE, vWF, and sVCAM-1, respectively). RA patients were defined as 1, controls as 0.
| Dependent Variable | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | SAE | vWF | sVCAM-1 | |||
| B (95% CI) | p | B (95% CI) | p | B (95% CI) | p | |
| RA (yes or no) | −1.468 (−2.534 to −0.402) | 0.008 | 53.330 (16.420 to 90.239) | 0.005 | 127.235 (79.131 to 175.338) | 0.000 |
| Body mass index | 0.106 (−0.22 to 0.234) | NS | 2.574 (−1.838 to 6.968) | NS | 4.122 (−1.674 to 9.919) | NS |
| Smoking (yes or no) | −1.359 (−2.646 to −0.073) | 0.032 | 2.176 (−42.265 to 46.616) | NS | −26.465 (−84.789 to 31.859) | NS |
| Hypertension (yes or no) | −1.584 (−2.738 to −0.431) | 0.003 | −35.190 (−75.018 to 4.637) | NS | −19.775 (−71.980 to 32.430) | NS |
| Dyslipidemia (yes or no) | −0.365 (−1.408 to 0.69) | NS | −3.102 (−39.723 to 33.518) | NS | 2.338 (−45.166 to 49.841) | NS |
| Family history of CVD (yes or no) | −0.639 (−1.902 to 0.624) | NS | −14.679 (−59.756 to 30.218) | NS | −22.915 (−81.721 to 35.891) | NS |
| History of CVD (yes or no) | −0.339 (−1.892 to 1.213) | NS | 36.403 (−17.034 to 89.840) | NS | 32.812 (−37.308 to 102.932) | NS |
CVD: cardiovascular disease; RA: rheumatoid arthritis; NS: not significant.