*2.2. Comparison of Lipid Profiles, QRISK-2 Scores, and CVD Events between RA Patients with High L5% and Normal L5%*

As illustrated in Table 1, RA patients with high L5% had significantly greater QRISK-2 scores, a global 10-year CVD risk score, than in those with normal L5% (*p* < 0.01). During the two-year follow-up period, a higher rate of CVD events was observed in RA patients with high L5% (6/30, 20.0%) compared to those with normal L5% (4/63, 6.3%, *p* = 0.071). However, there were no significant differences in lipid profile including total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C), triglyceride, or low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) between RA patients with high L5% and with normal L5%.
