Early rheumatoid arthritis in Latin America: Low socioeconomic status related to high disease activity at baseline

Objective To determine the influence of socioeconomic factors on disease activity in a Latin American (LA) early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) multinational inception cohort at baseline. Methods Clinical evaluation, ethnicity, socioeconomic status (SES), 4‐variable Disease Activity Score in 28 joints us...

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Published in:Arthritis care & research (2010) 2012-08, Vol.64 (8), p.1135-1143
Main Authors: Massardo, Loreto, Pons‐Estel, Bernardo A., Wojdyla, Daniel, Cardiel, Mario H., Galarza‐Maldonado, Claudio M., Sacnun, Mónica P., Soriano, Enrique R., Laurindo, Ieda M., Acevedo‐Vásquez, Eduardo M., Caballero‐Uribe, Carlo V., Padilla, Oslando, Guibert‐Toledano, Zoila M., da Mota, Licia M., Montufar, Rubén A., Lino‐Pérez, Leticia, Díaz‐Coto, José F., Achurra‐Castillo, Angel F., Hernández, Jaime A., Esteva‐Spinetti, María H., Ramírez, Luis A., Pineda, Carlos, Furst, Daniel E.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - diagnosis
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - economics
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - ethnology
Cohort Studies
Female
Humans
Internationality
Latin America - ethnology
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Severity of Illness Index
Social Class
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Objective To determine the influence of socioeconomic factors on disease activity in a Latin American (LA) early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) multinational inception cohort at baseline. Methods Clinical evaluation, ethnicity, socioeconomic status (SES), 4‐variable Disease Activity Score in 28 joints using the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (DAS28‐ESR), Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) disability index (DI), and erosions were recorded in 1,093 patients with early RA (
ISSN:2151-464X
2151-4658
DOI:10.1002/acr.21680