Increased NAFLD risk in newly diagnosed patients with RA during the first 4 years of follow-up: a nationwide, population-based cohort study.
Wei-Li HoHsin-Hua ChenPo-Ku ChenTsai-Ling LiaoShih-Hsin ChangYi-Ming ChenChing-Heng LinKuo-Tung TangDer-Yuan ChenPublished in: BMJ open (2024)
We demonstrated elevated risk of NAFLD in patients with RA during the first 4 years after RA diagnosis, and old age, women, low-income status and obesity were significant predictors of NAFLD.
Keyphrases
- rheumatoid arthritis
- newly diagnosed
- disease activity
- ankylosing spondylitis
- insulin resistance
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- interstitial lung disease
- weight loss
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- high fat diet induced
- weight gain
- pregnant women
- systemic sclerosis
- adipose tissue
- physical activity
- skeletal muscle
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis