作者
Rahul Raiker, Charles DeYoung, Haig Pakhchanian, Sakir Ahmed, Chengappa Kavadichanda, Latika Gupta, Sinan Kardeş
发表日期
2021/10/1
期刊
Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism
卷号
51
期号
5
页码范围
1057-1066
出版商
WB Saunders
简介
Objectives
To investigate outcomes of Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as compared to the general population. Additionally, outcomes were explored among RA patients stratified by sex, race, and medications use through sub-cohort analyses.
Methods
This comparative cohort study used a US multicenter research network (TriNetX) to extract data on all adult RA patients who were diagnosed with COVID-19, and adults without RA who were diagnosed with COVID-19 (comparative cohort) anytime from January 20, 2020 to April 11, 2021. COVID-19 outcomes were assessed within 30 days after its diagnosis. Baseline characteristics that included demographics and comorbidities were controlled in propensity score matching.
Results
A total of 9730 RA patients with COVID-19 and 656,979 non-RA with COVID-19 were identified. Before matching, the risk of all outcomes …
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