Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8623805 | Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism | 2018 | 23 Pages |
Abstract
This real-world study suggests significant increase in Hb and Hct levels after TCZ therapy in anaemic and non-anaemic patients with rheumatoid arthritis, compared with other biologic and non-biologic DMARDs.
Keywords
DMARDMTXQOLTOFACEMRbDMARDNSAIDTCZEMRHCTQuality of lifeRheumatoid arthritisstandard deviationfirst quartilecardiovascular diseasechronic kidney diseaseTocilizumabreal-world dataDisease-modifying antirheumatic drugCVDthird quartilebody mass indexBMINon-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugconfidence intervalExtra-articularMethotrexateelectronic medical recordCKDodds ratiohaematocrithaemoglobinC-reactive proteinCRP
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Authors
Sanjoy Ketan PhD, Olga MSc, Jennie H. PhD, Sara PhD, MPH, Attila MD, PhD, Khaled PhD, MPH,