Inflammatory anemia may be an indicator for predicting disease activity and structural damage in Chinese patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Objectives This study aimed to investigate the relationship of serum hemoglobin (HB) level with disease activity and structural damage in Chinese patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods A total of 890 RA patients and 890 normal subjects were enrolled in the case-control study. A HB threshol...

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Published in:Clinical rheumatology 2020-06, Vol.39 (6), p.1737-1745
Main Authors: Chen, Yang-fan, Xu, Sheng-qian, Xu, Yue-chen, Li, Wan-jun, Chen, Ke-ming, Cai, Jing, Li, Mu
Format: Article
Language:English
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Anemia
Anemia - blood
Anemia - epidemiology
Anemia - physiopathology
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - blood
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - epidemiology
Arthritis, Rheumatoid - physiopathology
Case-Control Studies
China - epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disease Progression
Female
Health risk assessment
Hemoglobin
Hemoglobins - analysis
Humans
Inflammation
Joint diseases
Linear Models
Logistic Models
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Original Article
Predictive Value of Tests
Rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology
Severity of Illness Index
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Summary:Objectives This study aimed to investigate the relationship of serum hemoglobin (HB) level with disease activity and structural damage in Chinese patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods A total of 890 RA patients and 890 normal subjects were enrolled in the case-control study. A HB threshold of
ISSN:0770-3198
1434-9949
DOI:10.1007/s10067-019-04873-y