Risk factors associated with inadequate control of disease activity in elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Results from a nationwide KOrean College of Rheumatology BIOlogics (KOBIO) registry.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The proportion of elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is continuously growing as a result of the increasing aging population. We compared disease activity between different age groups, and evaluated the clinical factors associated with high disease activity.

Methods

This cross-sectional study analyzed the data of RA patients enrolled in the Korean College of Rheumatology Biologics registry (KOBIO-RA) between 2012 and 2014. Disease activity between elderly (age ≥ 65 years) and non-elderly patients (age < 65 years) was compared, and the association of clinical factors with high disease activity was assessed using a multivariate logistic regression model.

Results

Of 1,227 patients in KOBIO-RA, 244 patients with RA were aged 65 years or over. In elde

SUBMITTER: Jung SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6191131 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature