Chinese Registry of rheumatoid arthritis (CREDIT): II. prevalence and risk factors of major comorbidities in Chinese patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Chinese Registry of rheumatoid arthritis (CREDIT): II. prevalence and risk factors of major comorbidities in Chinese patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Abstract Background Rheumatoid arthritis patients are at higher risk of developing comorbidities. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of major comorbidities in Chinese rheumatoid arthritis patients. We also aimed to identify factors associated with these comorbidities. Me...

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Main Authors: Shangyi Jin, Mengtao Li, Yongfei Fang, Qin Li, Ju Liu, Xinwang Duan, Yi Liu, Rui Wu, Xiaofei Shi, Yongfu Wang, Zhenyu Jiang, Yanhong Wang, Chen Yu, Qian Wang, Xinping Tian, Yan Zhao, Xiaofeng Zeng, CREDIT Co-authors
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Rheumatoid arthritis
Comorbidity
Cardiovascular disease
Fragility fracture
Malignancy
Risk factor
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-017-1457-z

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