Independent role of conventional cardiovascular risk factors as predictors of C-reactive protein concentrations in rheumatoid arthritis.

摘要: OBJECTIVE: We elucidated whether factors that determine systemic inflammation in the general population independently contribute to C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: The association between known be associated with (age, sex, lifestyle variables, metabolic syndrome features, and estrogen use) high sensitivity CRP (hs-CRP) independent of Disease Activity Score 28 (DAS28) was determined 94 patients RA. RESULTS: In all patients, DAS28 (p