Associations of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity With Frailty Over Five Years of Follow‐up
Objective To evaluate whether rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity is associated with frailty both in cross‐section and longitudinally. Methods Participants within the Veterans Affairs Rheumatoid Arthritis (VARA) registry enrolled from 2003 to 2022 were included.
Courtney N. Loecker +14 more
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Relationship typologies with online sexual partners and condomless anal intercourse among men who have sex with men: Evidence from latent class analysis and multilevel regression. [PDF]
Xie L +7 more
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Clinical, Histologic, and Serological Predictors of Renal Function Loss in Lupus Nephritis
Objective Kidney survival is the ultimate goal in lupus nephritis (LN) management, but long‐term predictors remain inadequately studied, requiring long‐term follow‐up. This study aimed to identify baseline and early longitudinal predictors of kidney survival in the Accelerating Medicines Partnership LN longitudinal cohort.
Shangzhu Zhang +21 more
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Large fiber contribution to symptoms in chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in cancer survivors. [PDF]
Levine JD +7 more
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Objective Studies of damage accrual in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) show associations with disease activity measured by the SLE Disease Activity Index 2000 (SLEDAI‐2K), but these associations are imperfect. SLEDAI scores are powerfully influenced by weightings (1–8) assigned to each domain.
Kevin Zhang +8 more
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'It is a lifeline': International cross-sectional survey of benefits, barriers and acceptability of online yoga during the COVID-19 pandemic. [PDF]
Cartwright T, Metcalf L, Wadhen V.
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Objective To investigate the association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and coronary artery calcium (CAC) prevalence, incidence, and progression over four years in adults without prior cardiovascular disease. Methods A case‐cohort study within the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA‐Brasil) included 585 participants (86 patients with ...
Patrícia Fonseca Estrada +7 more
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Does physical activity reduce cardiovascular risk associated with knee osteoarthritis in type 2 diabetes? A nationwide cohort study. [PDF]
Park D, Kim K, Koh HS, Han K, Choi YH.
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Identifying Subgroups Among Current Smokers Enrolled in the Smoking Cessation Clinic Program: A Latent Class Analysis Approach. [PDF]
Jung MS +4 more
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Anorectal Dysfunction in Systemic Sclerosis: Clinical Phenotypes and Functional Patterns
Objective The aim of this study was to characterize specific physiologic defects in anorectal dysfunction in systemic sclerosis (SSc) using anorectal manometry (ARM), evaluate associations with gastrointestinal (GI) and extraintestinal clinical phenotypes, and explore potential serologic markers for risk stratification.
Timothy Kaniecki +6 more
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