Table 2

Lipid levels

Lipids	Arthritis (n=116)	No arthritis (n=232)	aCCP-positive (n=231)	aCCP-negative (n=117)
TC, mmol/l	5.19±1.12	5.40±1.15	5.20±1.07^*	5.60±1.23^*
HDLc, mmol/l	0.87±0.28^†	0.95±0.31^†	0.90±0.28	0.96±0.34
LDLc, mmol/l	3.68±1.05	3.78±1.04	3.67±1.017	3.90±1.12
Triglycerides, mmol/l^‡	1.33 (1.0–1.8)	1.28 (0.9–1.9)	1.3 (0.9–1.8)	1.4 (0.9–2.0)
ApoA1, mg/l	1.62±0.32^†	1.70±0.36^†	1.65±0.34	1.71±0.37
ApoB, mg/l	0.81±0.23	0.83±0.23	0.81±0.23	0.85±0.22

Values are mean±SD.
↵* p<0.05 aCCP-negative vs aCCP-positive.
↵† p<0.05 arthritis yes vs no arthritis.
↵‡ Median (IQR).
aCCP, anticyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies; Apo, apolipoprotein; HDLc, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDLc, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC, total cholesterol.