Changes in Alcohol Use and Associations With Disease Activity, Health Status, and Mortality in Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Joshua F BakerBryant R EnglandTed R MikulsJesse Y HsuMichael D GeorgeSofia PedroHarlan SaylesKaleb D MichaudPublished in: Arthritis care & research (2020)
Higher disease activity, disability, comorbidity, and poor quality of life contribute to reductions in alcohol use. Active use and changes in use were not associated with disease activity or mortality when adjusting for confounding, suggesting no clear benefit of alcohol consumption in RA.
Keyphrases
- disease activity
- rheumatoid arthritis
- alcohol consumption
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- ankylosing spondylitis
- cardiovascular events
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- multiple sclerosis
- risk factors
- interstitial lung disease
- coronary artery disease
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular disease
- systemic sclerosis