Clinically suspect arthralgia patients with a low educational attainment have an increased risk to develop inflammatory arthritis.
Sarah J H KhidirAnna M P BoerenAnnelies BoonenPascal Hendrik Pieter de JongElise van MulligenAnnette H M van der Helm van MilPublished in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2022)
This is the first study providing evidence that lower educational attainment is associated with a higher risk of progressing from arthralgia to IA. This effect was partially mediated by subclinical joint inflammation.
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