Occurrence and predictive factors of high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic syndrome in rheumatoid arthritis: findings from a 3-year, multicentre, prospective, observational study.

CONCLUSIONS: An increased incidence of HBP, T2D, and MetS was observed in assessed participants, prospectively followed-up. Furthermore, the analysis of predictive factors suggested that the rheumatoid pro-inflammatory process could increase the occurrence of these comorbidities. Conversely, metabolic and cardiovascular benefits of maintaining remission as well as of therapy with HCQ were reported. PMID: 33337994 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology - Category: Rheumatology Tags: Clin Exp Rheumatol Source Type: research