Variable | Rheumatoid arthritis | Control | p Value |
---|---|---|---|
(n=143) % or mean±SD | (n=541) % or mean±SD | ||
Age at index PCI (years) | 64±12 | 64±11.5 | 0.47 |
Median follow-up (years) | 5±4 | 5±4 | 0.95 |
Female (%) | 61 | 54 | 0.11 |
Race (%) | – | – | 0.82 |
Caucasian | 81 | 78 | – |
African–American | 18 | 19 | – |
Other | 1 | 3 | – |
Hypertension (%) | 85 | 87 | 0.51 |
Hyperlipidaemia (%) | 80 | 77 | 0.39 |
COPD (%) | 14 | 10 | 0.22 |
Diabetes mellitus (%)* | 33 | 38 | 0.27 |
Insulin use* | 15 | 14 | 0.76 |
Prior stroke (%) | 11 | 8 | 0.29 |
Current/former smoker (%) | 54 | 52 | 0.76 |
Prior coronary artery bypass surgery (%) | 31 | 28 | 0.54 |
End stage renal disease (%) | 1 | 3 | 0.30 |
*Diabetes and insulin use reported on a per lesion basis as some subjects developed diabetes mellitus over the follow-up period.
COPD, chronic obstructive lung disease; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.