Bariatric surgery and the incidence of rheumatoid arthritis – a Swedish Obese Subjects study

• Published in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) Vol. 59; no. 2; pp. 303 - 309
• Main Authors: Maglio, Cristina, Zhang, Yuan, Peltonen, Markku, Andersson-Assarsson, Johanna, Svensson, Per-Arne, Herder, Christian, Rudin, Anna, Carlsson, Lena
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Oxford University Press 01.02.2020
• Subjects: Clinical Medicine; Clinical Science; Editor's Choice; Klinisk medicin; adipose tissue; epidemiology; rheumatoid arthritis; clinical trials and methods; surgery

Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to determine the effect of bariatric surgery on the incidence of RA in participants of the Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS) study. Methods The SOS is a longitudinal study aiming to assess the effect of bariatric surgery on mortality and obesity-related diseas...