Changes at Presentation in Patients With Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: A 24-Year Study of the Early Undifferentiated Polyarthritis (EUPA) Cohort
Baseline characteristics of patients with RA evolved since 2005 toward less seropositivity and lower blood inflammation but with more comorbidities. Milder erosive damage at baseline became evident only since 2011, mostly in seronegative patients. These changes at baseline, before any intervention, suggest ongoing secular trends that may favorably affect outcomes in patients with early RA.
Authors
- M. Maoui
- Nathalie Carrier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9689-5416)
- Gilles Boire (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2481-5821)
- Patrick Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0089-5337)
- Ariel Masetto
- Sophie Roux (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7427-9361)
- Artur José de Brum Fernandes
Institutions
- Université de Sherbrooke (CA)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke (CA)
- Montreal Police Service (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Rheumatology
- Published
- 2024-09-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.2024-0560
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.94
Funders
- Arthritis Society
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research