Table 4

Independent predictors of brachial artery flow mediated vasodilatation in patients with RA

PredictorβR2p
CRP duration, average CRP multiplied by the disease duration in years.
Brachial artery diameter−0.280.22<0.01
CRP duration−0.440.37<0.01
LDL cholesterol−0.400.50<0.01