Lifestyle factors associated with incidence of rheumatoid arthritis in US adults: analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey database and meta-analysis.

Ding YeYingying MaoYang XuXueli XuZhijun XieChengping Wen

Published in: BMJ open (2021)

Nearly 33% of RA incidence was attributed to smoking, excess BMI and low alcohol drinking in USA. Our findings could provide a basis for developing guidelines of RA prevention and control in USA.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis
disease activity
risk factors
ankylosing spondylitis
interstitial lung disease
alcohol consumption
body mass index
metabolic syndrome
systemic lupus erythematosus
cardiovascular disease
smoking cessation
type diabetes
emergency department
adverse drug
weight gain
systemic sclerosis