Interstitial Lung Disease and its Associations in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Data from a District General Hospital in Sri Lanka.
Geetha W G WickrematilakePublished in: Clinical medicine insights. Arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders (2021)
ILD significantly associates RA severity indices like DAS 28, ESR, erosions, RF, and also with smoking. No significant association was found with BMI or gender difference. Therefore, disease severity indices could be used to predict progression to ILD in RA.
Keyphrases
- interstitial lung disease
- rheumatoid arthritis
- disease activity
- systemic sclerosis
- ankylosing spondylitis
- body mass index
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- south africa
- electronic health record
- smoking cessation
- healthcare
- mental health
- estrogen receptor
- big data
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- emergency department
- adverse drug
- machine learning