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

• Published in: Arthritis research & therapy Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 251 - 8
• Main Authors: Jin, Shangyi, Li, Mengtao, Fang, Yongfei, Li, Qin, Liu, Ju, Duan, Xinwang, Liu, Yi, Wu, Rui, Shi, Xiaofei, Wang, Yongfu, Jiang, Zhenyu, Wang, Yanhong, Yu, Chen, Wang, Qian, Tian, Xinping, Zhao, Yan, Zeng, Xiaofeng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 15.11.2017; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Arthritis; Cardiovascular disease; Care and treatment; Comorbidity; Complications and side effects; Forecasts and trends; Fragility fracture; Health risk assessment; Malignancy; Medical research; Mortality; Rheumatoid arthritis; Risk factor; Risk factors; Systematic review; China; Comorbidity; Rheumatoid arthritis; Risk factor; Cardiovascular disease; Malignancy; Methotrexate; Fragility fracture

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. Baseline demographic,...