Increased incidence of rheumatoid arthritis in multiple sclerosis

نویسندگان

  • Chia-Chun Tseng
  • Shun-Jen Chang
  • Wen-Chan Tsai
  • Tsan-Teng Ou
  • Cheng-Chin Wu
  • Wan-Yu Sung
  • Ming-Chia Hsieh
  • Jeng-Hsien Yen
چکیده

Past studies have shown inconsistent results on whether there is an association between multiple sclerosis (MS) and rheumatoid arthritis. To investigate the possible relationship between the 2 autoimmune diseases, we performed a nationwide cohort study utilizing the National Health Insurance Research Database and the Registry of Catastrophic Illness.A total of 1456 newly diagnosed patients with MS and 10,362 control patients were matched for age, sex, and initial diagnosis date. Patients with MS had a higher incidence of rheumatoid arthritis (age-adjusted standardized incidence ratio: 1.72; 95% confidence interval = 1.01-2.91). There was a positive correlation in being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in patients previously diagnosed with MS when stratified by sex and age. The strength of this association remained statistically significant after adjusting for sex, age, and smoking history (hazard ratio: 1.78, 95% confidence interval = 1.24-2.56, P = 0.002).In conclusion, this study demonstrates that a diagnosis of MS increased the likelihood of a subsequent diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis in patients, independent of sex, age, and smoking history.

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دوره 95  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016