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17 Figure 2 - Dispersion graph showing the moderate positive linear correlation between time since diagnosis and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), considering only patients with ankylosing spondylitis, without plaque, aged ≥ 40 years. Each symbol represents the value for both variables for a single individual. The dashed line represents the line of linear regression between those variables. The p value and r were obtained with Pearson’s linear correlation test. Time since diagnosis (years) CIMT 1. Beaglehole R, Bonita R, Global public health: a scorecard. Lancet. 2008;372(9654):1988-96. 2. Buttler D, UN Targets top killers. Nature. 2011;477(7364):260-1. 3. SimãoAF, PrecomaDB, Andrade JP, Correa FilhoH, Saraiva JFK, Oliveira GMM et al; Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia. [I Brazilian Guidelines for cardiovascular prevention]. Arq Bras Cardiol. 2013;101(6 Suppl 2):1- 63. Erratum in: Arq Bras Cardiol. 2014;102(4):415. 4. del Rincón ID, Williams K, Stern M, Freeman GL, Escalante A High incidence of cardiovascular events in a rheumatoid arthritis cohort not explained by traditional cardiac risk factors. Arthritis Rheum. 2001;44(12):2737-45. 5. Haroon NN, Michael Paterson JM, Robert Inman RD, Haroon N. Patients with ankylosing spondylitis have increased cardiovascular and cerebrovascular mortality: a population-based study. Ann Intern Med. 2015;163(6):409-16. References Silva Junior et al. Cardiovascular disease and ankylosing spondylitis Int J Cardiovasc Sci. 2019;32(1)10-18 Original Article Author contributions Conception and design of the research: Silva Junior DG. Acquisition of data: Silva Junior DG. Analysis and interpretation of the data: Silva Junior DG. Statistical analysis: Silva Junior DG. Writing of the manuscript: Silva Junior DG. Critical revision of the manuscript for intellectual content: Silva Junior DG, Costa IP. Potential Conflict of Interest No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported. Sources of Funding There were no external funding sources for this study. Study Association This article is part of the thesis of master submitted by Delcio Gonçalves da Silva Junior, from Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul.