Table 2.

Cardiovascular risk estimations from the risk scores, calculated for the patients with RA included in the study.

ERS-RA (reported)
  Male and female patients6.3 (3.0–11.5)
  Female patients4.7 (2.4–8.3)
  Male patients10.6 (5.4–16.8)
  ESR ≥ 40 mm/h, female and male7.2 (4.1–12.9)
ERS-RA (measured)
  Male and female patients8.3 (3.9–14.8)
  Female patients6.4 (3.2–11.9)
  Male patients12.8 (7.7–20.7)
  ESR ≥ 40 mm/h, female and male9.8 (5.3–16.6)
ACC/AHA
  Male and female patients6.3 (2.4–13.2)
  Female patients4.4 (1.7–9.2)
  Male patients11.8 (6.4–19.8)
  ESR ≥ 40 mm/h, female and male7.6 (3.2–14.9)
ACC/AHA × 1.5
  Male and female patients9.4 (3.6–19.9)
  Female patients6.6 (2.6–13.7)
  Male patients17.7 (9.7–29.7)
  ESR ≥ 40 mm/h, female and male11.4 (4.8–22.3)
  • Risk is presented as median 10-year risk of cardiovascular event in % (IQR). RA: rheumatoid arthritis; ERS-RA: Expanded Cardiovascular Risk Prediction Score for Rheumatoid Arthritis; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; ACC/AHA: American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association; IQR: interquartile range.