Abstract
Background: The presence of comorbidities in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) contributes to increased morbidity and mortality(1). Patients with RA have an increased risk of comorbidities e.g. interstitial lung (IL) disease (7.7% incidence(2); up to 60% IL abnormalities in early RA(3)), depression (up to 200%(4); 16.8%(5)), cardiovascular disease (40-70%(6); 5-12.9%(7))
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