作者: Tsan-Hon Liou , Shih-Wei Huang , Jia-Wei Lin , Yu-Sheng Chang , Chin-Wen Wu
DOI: 10.1038/SREP05110
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摘要: The aim of this study was to investigate rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) as risk factors for stroke. analyzed by Using the Taiwan Longitudinal Health Insurance Database 2005 (LHID2005), cohort investigated patients with a recorded diagnosis RA (N = 6114), SLE 621) between January 1, 2004, December 31, 2007, age-matched controls (1:4) (for RA, N 24456; SLE, 2484). We used Cox proportional-hazard regressions evaluate hazard ratios (HRs) after adjusting confounding factors. Our found 383 6114 patients, experienced stroke during 20267 person-year follow-up period. adjusted HR 1.24 (95% CI, 1.11 1.39), 1.88 1.08 3.27). When steroid added additional factor, ischemic 1.32 1.15 1.50), 1.31 0.51 3.34). In conclusion, rheumatic diseases are all After controlled effect prescription, is factor