Relative risk of end-stage renal disease requiring dialysis in treated ankylosing spondylitis patients compared with individuals without ankylosing spondylitis: A nationwide, population-based, matched-cohort study.

Relative risk of end-stage renal disease requiring dialysis in treated ankylosing spondylitis patients compared with individuals without ankylosing spondylitis: A nationwide, population-based, matched-cohort study.

<h4>Objective</h4>To examine the relative risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring dialysis among treated ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients compared with non-AS individuals.<h4>Methods</h4>We used claims data from Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Da...

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Main Authors: Hsin-Hua Chen, Ching-Heng Lin, Kuo-Lung Lai, Tsu-Yi Hsieh, Yi-Ming Chen, Chih-Wei Tseng, Donald F Gotcher, Yu-Mei Chang, Chuang-Chun Chiou, Shih-Chia Liu, Shao-Jen Weng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231458

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