Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and risk of rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional analysis of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 2007-2016.

Michelle A BeidelschiesRocio LopezJoseph PizzornoPhuc LeMichael B RothbergM E HusniChristopher D'Adamo

Published in: BMJ open (2023)

PAHs are associated with RA prevalence, mediate the majority of the effects of smoking on RA, and are associated with RA independent of smoking status.

Keyphrases

polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
rheumatoid arthritis
disease activity
ankylosing spondylitis
smoking cessation
interstitial lung disease
systemic lupus erythematosus
risk factors
drinking water