Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and Subsequent Risk for Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis Among Women: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Julia A FordXinyi LiuSu H ChuBing LuMichael H ChoEdwin K SilvermanKaren H CostenbaderCarlos A CamargoJeffrey A SparksPublished in: Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) (2020)
Asthma and COPD were each associated with increased risk of incident RA, independent of smoking status/intensity and other potential confounders. These results provide support for the hypothesis that chronic airway inflammation may be crucial in RA pathogenesis.
Keyphrases
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- rheumatoid arthritis
- lung function
- disease activity
- cardiovascular disease
- ankylosing spondylitis
- interstitial lung disease
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- cystic fibrosis
- high intensity
- smoking cessation
- air pollution
- pregnancy outcomes
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- systemic sclerosis
- pregnant women
- climate change
- allergic rhinitis
- insulin resistance