Open AccessCardiovascular comorbidities of rheumatoid arthritis in Taiwanese adults: A retrospective single-center study
Author(s) -
NingSheng Lai,
Chun-Lung Wang,
MingChi Lu,
Malcolm Koo
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
tzu-chi medical journal/cí-jì yīxué
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.343
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2223-8956
pISSN - 1016-3190
DOI - 10.4103/tcmj.tcmj_62_17
Subject(s) - medicine , hyperlipidemia , rheumatoid arthritis , diabetes mellitus , odds ratio , medical record , retrospective cohort study , confidence interval , comorbidity , logistic regression , endocrinology
To evaluate the association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and cardiovascular comorbidities, including hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and diabetes, in Taiwanese patients based on the data from medical records.