Impact of concomitant chronic kidney disease on hospitalised infections and remission in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results from the IORRA cohort

OBJECTIVESTo investigate the impact of concomitant chronic kidney disease (CKD) on unfavourable clinical events and remission in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODSWe included 5103 patients with RA and CKD from the Institute of Rheumatology Rheumatoid Arthritis (IORRA) cohort i...

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Published in:Modern rheumatology 2022-08, Vol.32 (5), p.875-884
Main Authors: Higuchi, Tomoaki, Tanaka, Eiichi, Inoue, Eisuke, Abe, Mai, Saka, Kumiko, Sugano, Eri, Sugitani, Naohiro, Higuchi, Yoko, Ochiai, Moeko, Yamaguchi, Rei, Sugimoto, Naoki, Ikari, Katsunori, Yamanaka, Hisashi, Harigai, Masayoshi
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Summary:OBJECTIVESTo investigate the impact of concomitant chronic kidney disease (CKD) on unfavourable clinical events and remission in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODSWe included 5103 patients with RA and CKD from the Institute of Rheumatology Rheumatoid Arthritis (IORRA) cohort in 2012. CKD stages were classified into four groups: CKD with normal eGFR ≥60 ml/min/1.73 m2 and proteinuria; mild CKD, eGFR ≥45 to
ISSN:1439-7595
1439-7609
DOI:10.1093/mr/roab082