| |
All subjects
|
No joint replacement
|
TJR
|
p
|
|---|
|
number (%)
|
2,421
| |
2,296
|
94.4%
|
125
|
5.2%
| |
|
% male
|
26.0%
| |
26.0%
| |
26.4%
| |
0.917
|
|
Mean age at index (SD)
|
51.9
|
15.0
|
51.4
|
15.0
|
59.4
|
11.5
|
<0.000
|
|
Prior ischaemic disease (%)
|
10.1
| |
10.0
| |
10.4
| |
0.878
|
|
Median GP visits yr prior (IQR)
|
10
|
(6–18)
|
10
|
(6–18)
|
10.5
|
(6–18)
|
0.781
|
|
Mean BMI before CRP (SD)
|
26.9
|
5.6
|
26.9
|
5.6
|
28.1
|
6.3
|
0.051
|
|
Mean SBP before CRP (SD)
|
137.4
|
16.6
|
137.0
|
16.5
|
145.1
|
16.1
|
<0.000
|
|
Mean TC before CRP (SD)
|
5.35
|
1.00
|
5.35
|
1.00
|
5.45
|
0.93
|
0.388
|
|
Ever smoked (%)
|
38.4
| |
38.8
| |
31.5
| |
0.107
|
|
Ln mean CRP (SD)
|
2.51
|
1.01
|
2.49
|
1.00
|
2.95
|
0.98
|
<0.000
|
|
Number of deaths (%)
|
194
|
8.0
|
185
|
8.1
|
9
|
7.2
|
0.866
|
- Index – 1st rheumatoid event; TJR – major orthopaedic intervention (ERAS definition) – standard deviation; IQR – inter-quartile range;
- BMI – body mass index (kg/m2); SBP – systolic blood pressure (mmHg); TC – total serum cholesterol (mmol/L); Ln – natural logarithm.
