Author: Varsha R. Bhatt, Kavita K. Krishna, Vishal Asrani, Rajat Chauhan et al. Context: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is an important cause of mortality in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Aims: Evaluation of lipid profile and atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) in newly diagnosed DMARD naïve patients of RA younger than 50 years of age, and its comparison with age‑ and sex‑matched healthy controls.
Settings and Design: Cross-sectional comparative study. Methods and Material: 48 patients aged 18 to 50 years fulfilling the ACR/EULAR criteria for RA, not yet on DMARD or steroids and 51 healthy controls were included. Disease activity was assessed, and lipid profile was estimated: total cholesterol (TC), high‑density lipoprotein (HDL), low‑density lipoprotein (LDL), triglycerides (TG) and very low‑density lipoprotein (VLDL). Atherogenic index of plasma (AIP) was calculated using a standard…
