Association between rheumatoid factor and metabolic syndrome in general population

• Published in: Diabetology and metabolic syndrome Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 1 - 6
• Main Authors: Li, Lan, Feng, Donglai, Zeng, Jing, Ye, Peng, Chen, Yao, Wei, Dong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central Ltd 08.11.2022; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Age; Analysis; Arthritis; Body mass index; Body weight; Cardiovascular diseases; Cholesterol; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; General population; High density lipoprotein; Hospitals; Hypertension; Laboratories; Medical research; Metabolic syndrome; Mortality; Multivariate analysis; Obesity; Overweight; Population; Regression analysis; Rheumatoid arthritis; Rheumatoid factor; Trends; Womens health; China

Background Rheumatoid arthritis, metabolic syndrome (MS) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are mutually connected. We aim to investigate the association between rheumatoid factor (RF) and MS in general population, explore the potential value of RF for assessment of metabolic status, and further provi...