For the general population, primary risk factors for CVD include dyslipidemia, e.g. elevated low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and triglyceride (TG), low high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, as well as high Apolipoprotein-B100 (Apo-B100) concentrations [4] .In RA, studies investigating dyslipidemia in relation to CVD-events have not always shown consistent results. This evidence concerns the gene APOB and metabolic syndrome.