This study was published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2012 May;71(5):648-54
Study title and authors:
Use of statins is associated with an increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis.
Study title and authors:
Use of statins is associated with an increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis.
de Jong HJ, Klungel OH, van Dijk L, Vandebriel RJ, Leufkens HG, van der Laan JW, Cohen Tervaert JW, van Loveren H.
Laboratory for Health Protection Research, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21979000
Laboratory for Health Protection Research, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands.
This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21979000
The study investigated whether statin use was associated with an increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis. The study included 508 patients aged 40 years or older with a first-time diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis who were compared with 2,540 subjects without rheumatoid arthritis.
The study found that statin use was associated with a 71% increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis.
