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Table 2 Biochemical parameters, CV risk SCORE and number of coronary lesions

From: Relationship between hsTnI and coronary stenosis in asymptomatic women with rheumatoid arthritis

 

Mild stenosis, n = 28

Moderate stenosis n = 12

Severe stenosis, n = 4

ACR, mg/mmol

3.0 (0.9 – 3.0)

3.0 (2.0 – 3.0)

25.3 (21.5 – 29.2)§

hs troponin I, ng/l

2.05 (1.45 – 2.85)

2.90 (2.45 – 5.05)*

13.5 (6.4 – 21.0)§§

C reactive protein, mg/l

5.0 (2.0 – 7.0)

3.5 (2.0 – 8.0)

11.5 (3.5 – 21.0)

Osteoprotegerin, pg/ml

287 (230 – 397)

449 (381 – 655)**

565 (424 – 627)§

SCORE

1.5 (1.0 – 2.0)

4.0 (2.5 – 5.0)**

3.0 (1.0 – 5.5)

mSCORE

1.7 (1.0 – 3.0)

6.0 (3.0 – 7.2)**

4.0 (1.0 – 6.5)

Calcium score

0 (0 -13)

75 (39 – 185)***

319 (99.5 – 906)§§

Number of coronary lesions, n

0 (0 – 13)

3 (2 – 6)***

8.5 (6.0 – 11.0)§§

Number of calcified lesions, n

0 (0 – 0.5)

2 (2 – 5)***

6.5 (3.5 – 10.0)§§

Number of mixed lesions, n

0 (0 – 0.5)

0 (0 – 1)**

1 (0.5 – 1.5)§§§

Number of non-calcified lesions, n

0 (0 – 0)

0 (0 – 0)**

1 (0.5 – 1.0)§§§

  1. For further explanation, see Table 1
  2. *, **, ***P for the difference between the group with none to mild stenosis and moderate stenosis 0.05, 0.01, 0.001, respectively
  3. §, §§, §§§ P for the difference between the group with none to mild stenosis and severe stenosis 0.05, 0.01, 0.001, respectively