Increased Risk of Thyroid Dysfunction Among Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Increased Risk of Thyroid Dysfunction Among Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Background: Thyroid dysfunction seems to be common among rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, but the risk of thyroid dysfunction in RA has not been well-defined.Methods: We performed a case-control study of 65 RA patients and 550 matched non-RA subjects to assess the risk of thyroid dysfunction amon...

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Main Authors: Qian Li, Bin Wang, Kaida Mu, Jing Zhang, Yanping Yang, Wei Yao, Jie Zhu, Jin-an Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
rheumatoid arthritis
thyroid dysfunction
meta-analysis
case-control study
hypothyroidism
hyperthyroidism
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2018.00799/full

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