Prevalence of comorbidities among patients with rheumatoid arthritis in the UAE: a case–control study
Patients with RA were more likely to have cardiovascular, pulmonary and musculoskeletal comorbidities compared with the control group. Obese patients with RA had a higher incidence of comorbidity than non-obese patients with RA.
Authors
- Hend AlSaidi
- Jamal Al Saleh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7569-003X)
- Noura Zamani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9035-0363)
- Wafae Rachidi
- Nasim A. Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0934-1739)
Institutions
- Dubai Health Authority (AE)
- University of Hassan II Casablanca (MA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086116
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.35