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We measured coronary artery calcium (CAC) with electron beam computer tomography and augmentation index (AIx) using pulse wave analysis. In patients with RA, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and concentrations of vascular cell adhesion protein-1 (VCAM-1), interleukin 10 (IL-10), C-reactive protein, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor-\u03b1, and cystatin-C were measured and results correlated with UACR.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results.<\/jats:title><jats:p>Patients with RA had higher UACR [median (interquartile range): 7.6 (4.0\u201315.5) mg\/g] than control subjects: 5.6 (3.3\u20139.0) mg\/g; p = 0.02. The presence of CAC was not associated with UACR in RA or control subjects. In patients with RA, UACR was significantly correlated with AIx (rho = 0.24, p = 0.01), higher levels of VCAM-1 (rho = 0.2, p = 0.01), and lower levels of IL-10 (rho = \u22120.2, p = 0.02). 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