| Autor: |
Shohei, Anno, Tadashi, Okano, Kenji, Mamoto, Yuko, Sugioka, Masahiro, Tada, Kentaro, Inui, Tatsuya, Koike, Hiroaki, Nakamura |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
| Zdroj: |
Modern rheumatology. |
| ISSN: |
1439-7609 |
| Popis: |
The purpose of this study was to evaluate new incidence of carotid plaques in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients over 6-year prospective follow-up and assess the risk factors.This is a 10-year prospective cohort study included 208 RA patients and 205 age- and gender-matched controls. Ultrasound assessment of the bilateral carotid arteries was performed in 2011 and 2017.There were no differences in the incidence of new carotid atherosclerotic plaques over 6 years between the two groups (35.5% vs. 37.0%, respectively; p = 0.936). The mean Disease Activity Score 28- C-reactive protein over 6 years in RA patients was 2.73 ± 0.95. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that RA was not a risk factor for new carotid atherosclerotic plaques (odds ratios, 0.708; 95% CI, 0.348-1.440; p = 0.340). An average glucocorticoid dose1.8 mg/day over 6 years was a risk factor for new carotid atherosclerotic plaques (odds ratios, 8.54; 95% CI, 1.641-44.455; p =0.011).Incidence of new carotid atherosclerotic plaques was similar between well-controlled disease activity RA patients and control subjects. A mean glucocorticoid dose1.8 mg/day over 6 years was a risk factor for new carotid atherosclerotic plaques. |
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OpenAIRE |
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