POS0130 INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY IS ASSOCIATED WITH COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS

• Published in: Annals of the rheumatic diseases Vol. 82; no. Suppl 1; pp. 283 - 284
• Main Authors: Ortiz-Márquez, F., Garcia Studer, A., Montañez-Marín, I., Ramírez-García, T., Cabezudo-García, P., Mena-Vázquez, N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and European League Against Rheumatism 01.06.2023; Elsevier B.V; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Antibiotics; Anxiety; Citrulline; Cognitive ability; Cognitive Function; Comorbidities; Comorbidity; Diagnosis; Education; Epidemiology; Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; Hydroxychloroquine; Inflammatory diseases; Joint diseases; Leflunomide; Memory; Mental depression; Methotrexate; Multivariate analysis; Patients; Questionnaires; Rheumatoid arthritis; Rheumatoid factor; Scientific Abstracts; Statistical analysis; Sulfasalazine; Variables; Comorbidities; Cognitive Function; Rheumatoid arthritis

BackgroundPatients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) present cognitive impairment at a frequency of 38% to 71%.ObjectivesTo study whether there is an association between high sustained inflammatory activity and cognitive impairment in RA patients.MethodsDesign and protocol: controlled cross-sectional o...