Objectives To identify potentially modifiable factors that mediate the association between symptomatic osteoarthritis (OA) and premature mortality. Methods A population-based prospective cohort study; ...

Objective To assess the efficacy and safety of belimumab in paediatric versus adult patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods We performed across-study comparisons of patients with ...

Objectives To evaluate the feasibility, accuracy, usability and acceptability of two upper arm self-sampling devices for measurement of autoantibodies and C reactive protein (CRP) levels in patients ...

Objective Fatigue is prevalent and disabling in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Surprisingly, the long-term course of fatigue is studied seldom and it is unclear to what extent it is influenced by ...

Objective To investigate the extent and performance of structural lesions in sacroiliac joints on MRI (MRI-SI) in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), chronic back pain, postpartum back pain ...

The EULAR Sjögren's syndrome (SS) disease activity index (ESSDAI) is a systemic disease activity index that was designed to measure disease activity in patients with primary SS. With the growing use ...

Objectives Sensitive detection of joint inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is crucial to the success of the treat-to-target strategy. In this study, we characterise a novel machine ...

Background The modified Short QUestionnaire to ASsess Health-enhancing physical activity (mSQUASH) was originally developed and validated in Dutch patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). To ...

Inhalation of crystalline silica (silicon dioxide, SiO 2) is associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Research on the role of SiO 2 in human disease has been traditionally focused on occupational ...

Objective Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have an increased risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (CCEs). Furthermore, CCE was a significant factor contributing to ...

In their original article, Park et al investigated the differences in terms of clinical outcomes between early menopause (EM) (<45 years) and usual menopause (UM) (≥45 years) in a large nationwide ...

Objective To test whether the double contour (DC) sign has a different dynamic behaviour in gout and calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) and whether the dynamic assessment of the DC sign increases ...