In the sensitivity analysis including both RA and CRP ≥ 3 mg/L without adjustment for classical CV risk factors, the HR were 1.29 (1.03, 1.62, p = 0.025) for RA and 1.57 (1.48, 1.67, p < 0.001) for CRP. This evidence concerns the gene CRP and rheumatoid arthritis.