Factors associated with subclinical inflammation of wrist joints in rheumatoid arthritis patients with low or no disease activity- a RA ultrasound registry study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Research

Wen-Chan Chiu¹  Ying-Chou Chen¹  Jia-Feng Chen¹  Tien-Tsai Cheng¹  Shan-Fu Yu¹  Chung-Yuan Hsu¹  Yu-Wei Wang¹  Chi-Hua Ko¹ 

[1] Department of Rheumatology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 123 Ta-Pei Road, Niao-Sung Dist. Kaohsiung 833, Kaohsiu, Taiwan;

关键词: Subclinical inflammation;    Rheumatoid arthritis;    Ultrasound;    DAS 28;    Disease activity;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12891-023-06521-8

 received in 2022-09-12, accepted in 2023-05-11,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundTo evaluate the factors to predict subclinical inflammation of wrist joints in patients with RA who are in clinical remission or low disease activity.MethodsGray scale and power Doppler ultrasound were performed on the dorsal radio-lunate of both wrists. The presence of synovitis, comorbidities, and use of disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs were recorded. A Multivariable forward logistical regression model was used to identify factors associated with subclinical inflammation.ResultsThere were 1248 patients (1010 females, 238 males; mean age: 60.0 ± 10.5 years ). 57.4% of patients in complete remission and low disease activity had sonographic inflammation. Multivariable forward logistic regression analysis indicated that male sex, smoking are positively associated with inflammation and that age, alcohol consumption, and use of methotrexate, glucocorticoid, or a biological therapy are negatively associated with inflammation. Use of biological agents decreased the risk of inflammation by 40.9%.ConclusionsThere was evidence of subclinical inflammation in most patients who were in low or no disease activity, those with biological therapy had lower risk of subclinical inflammation.

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