The risk of metabolic syndrome in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a meta-analysis of observational studies.

BACKGROUND:Observational studies suggest an association between the incidence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS). However, the relationship between RA and MetS is controversial and research in this area is currently lacking. OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study w...

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Main Authors: Jianming Zhang, Lingyu Fu, Jingpu Shi, Xin Chen, Yongze Li, Bing Ma, Yao Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3808281?pdf=render