Open AccessDisease activity, cytokines, chemokines and the risk of incident diabetes in rheumatoid arthritis
Author(s) -
Joshua F. Baker,
Bryant R. England,
Michael George,
Grant W. Can,
Brian C. Sauer,
Alexis Ogdie,
Bartlett C. Hamilton,
Carlos D. Hunter,
Michael J. Duryee,
Geoffrey M. Thiele,
Ted R. Mikuls
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of the rheumatic diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.333
H-Index - 240
eISSN - 1468-2060
pISSN - 0003-4967
DOI - 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-219140
Subject(s) - medicine , rheumatoid arthritis , chemokine , hazard ratio , diabetes mellitus , body mass index , immunology , incidence (geometry) , disease , arthritis , proportional hazards model , inflammation , confidence interval , endocrinology , physics , optics
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with a higher risk of diabetes mellitus (DM). Our aim was to determine associations between inflammatory disease activity (including evaluation of specific cytokines and chemokines) and incident DM.