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Table 2 Frequency of Carotid Plaque with Age in RA patients and controls.

From: Biomarkers of oxidant stress, insulin sensitivity and endothelial activation in rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study of their association with accelerated atherosclerosis

age (years)

controls

RA patients

p value

< 50

0/8 (0%)

2/13 (15%)

ns

50–59

6/26 (23%)

10/19 (53%)

0.042

> 60

8/14 (57%)

7/14 (50%)

ns

all subjects

14/48 (29%)

19/46 (41%)

ns

  1. Values are shown as the number of affected individuals with percentage of the total. Fisher's Exact Probability test was used to calculate significance between groups.
  2. ns = not significant.