ArticleThe Journal of rheumatology2021
Multimorbidity Burden in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population-based Cohort Study.
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- From Multimorbidity to Network Medicine in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases.Rheumatology and therapy · 2025Review
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- Disparities in multimorbidity and comorbidities in rheumatoid arthritis by sex across the lifespan.Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2024Article
- Twenty-four hour physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep profiles in adults living with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional latent class analysis.Journal of activity, sedentary and sleep behaviors · 2024Article
- Comorbidity clusters in patients with rheumatoid arthritis identify a patient phenotype with a favourable prognosis.Annals of the rheumatic diseases · 2024Article
- Multiple morbidities are associated with serious infections in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism · 2024Article
- JAK inhibitors: an evidence-based choice of the most appropriate molecule.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Review
- Multimorbidity in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Literature Review and Future Directions.Current rheumatology reports · 2024Review
- Trends in Incidence of Chronic Heart Failure in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population-Based Study Validating Different Heart Failure Definitions.The Journal of rheumatology · 2023Article
- Multimorbidity status and annual healthcare expenditures of rheumatoid arthritis patients: a Dutch hospital-centered versus population-based comparison.Rheumatology international · 2023Article
- Lower Frequency of Comorbidities Prior to Onset of Giant Cell Arteritis: A Population-Based Study.The Journal of rheumatology · 2023Article
- Using Unsupervised Machine Learning Methods to Cluster Comorbidities in a Population-Based Cohort of Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis.Arthritis care & research · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo estimate the prevalence and incidence of multimorbidity (MM) in a population-based cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared to subjects without RA.
methodsBetween 1999-2013, residents of Olmsted County, Minnesota with incident RA who met the 1987 American College of Rheumatology criteria were compared to age- and sex-matched non-RA subjects from the same population. Twenty-five chronic comorbidities from a combination of the Charlson, Elixhauser, and Rheumatic Disease Comorbidity Indices were included, excluding rheumatic comorbidities. The Aalen-Johansen method was used to estimate the cumulative incidence of MM (MM2+; ≥ 2 chronic comorbidities) or substantial MM (MM5+; ≥ 5), adjusting for the competing risk of death.
resultsThe study included 597 patients with RA and 594 non-RA subjects (70% female, 90% White, mean age 55.5 yrs). At incidence/index date, the prevalence of MM2+ was higher in RA than non-RA subjects (38% RA vs 32% non-RA,
conclusionPatients with RA have both a higher prevalence of MM at the time of RA incidence as well as increased incidence thereafter.
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