Cardiovascular disease prevalence in patients with inflammatory arthritis, diabetes mellitus and osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study in primary care

Table 2 Association between CVD and inflammatory arthritis, diabetes and osteoarthritis

	Controls	IA	DM	OA
Model 1	1.0	2.1 (1.7-2.7)*	3.7 (3.5-4.0)*	1.9 (1.6-2.2)*
Model 2	1.0	1.6 (1.3-2.0)*	1.8 (1.6-1.9)*	0.9 (0.8-1.0)
Model 3	1.0	1.5 (1.2-1.9)*	1.3 (1.2-1.4)*	0.8 (0.7-1.0)*

* p <0.001 Results as odds ratios (95%-confidence interval) DM, diabetes mellitus; IA, inflammatory arthritis; OA, knee and/or hip osteoarthritis.
Model 1: Unadjusted for risk factors.
Model 2: Model 1 adjusted for age and gender.
Model 3: Model 1 adjusted for age, gender, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia.

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