Associations Between Thiazolidinediones Use and Incidence of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Retrospective Population‐Based Cohort Study
Houyu Zhao,
Xiaowei Chen,
Yexiang Sun
et al.
Abstract:ObjectivePreclinical studies suggest that thiazolidinediones (TZDs) may have a protective effect on rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but evidence from population‐based studies is scarce. This study aimed to assess the association between use of thiazolidinediones and incidence of RA in a retrospective cohort of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).MethodsA retrospective cohort of T2DM patients who were new users of TZDs or alpha glucosidase inhibitors (AGIs) was assembled. We applied the inverse probability… Show more
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