| Literature DB >> 28622769 |
Francesca Romana Spinelli1, Arbi Pecani1, Francesco Ciciarello2, Tania Colasanti1, Manuela Di Franco1, Francesca Miranda1, Fabrizio Conti1, Guido Valesini1, Cristiano Alessandri3.
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28622769 PMCID: PMC5473105 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-017-1618-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMC Musculoskelet Disord ISSN: 1471-2474 Impact factor: 2.362
Multivariate analysis showing association between autoantibodies and vascular parameters of subclinical atherosclerosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis patients
| Anti-CarP | ACPA | RF | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | P | β | r | P | β | r | P | β | |
| Flow Mediated Dilatation (%, mean ± SD) | 1.6 | 0.05* | 0.400 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0,222 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.421 |
| Cardio Ankle Vascular Index left | 1.7 | 0.04* | 0.461 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0,042 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.259 |
| Cardio Ankle Vascular Index right | 2.9 | 0.05* | 0,631 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0,126 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.067 |
| Ankle Brachial Index left | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0,175 | 3.5 | 0.01* | 0,826 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.136 |
| Ankle Brachial Index right | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0,214 | 2.6 | 0.02* | 0,619 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.157 |
| Carotid Intima Media Thickness left (mm) | 1.5 | 0.03* | 0.291 | 2.2 | 0.01* | 0.980 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.336 |
| Carotid Intima Media Thickness right(mm) | 1.1 | 0.03* | 0,294 | 2.1 | 0.01* | 0.870 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.110 |
anti-CarP anti-carbamylated protein antibodies, ACPA anti-citrullinated peptides antibodies, RF Rheumatoid Factor
*statistically significant at p < 0.05