TY - JOUR
T1 - Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies do not reflect self-reported disability and physical health in patients with rheumatoid arthritis of less than 5 years of duration
AU - Poulsen, Chalotte Heinsvig
AU - Jacobsen, Søren
AU - Frisch, Morten
AU - Frederiksen, Kirsten
AU - Johansen, Christoffer
PY - 2013/11
Y1 - 2013/11
N2 - It is well accepted that patients with antibodies against cyclic citrullinated peptides (anti-CCP) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) suffer from more severe forms of RA in terms of clinical presentation and radiographic destruction at long term compared to anti-CCP-negative patients. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate whether the measures of self-reported health among patients with RA of 0.05). Both groups of RA patients reported significantly more physical disabilities in everyday life and significantly poorer physical health than the controls (both p
AB - It is well accepted that patients with antibodies against cyclic citrullinated peptides (anti-CCP) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) suffer from more severe forms of RA in terms of clinical presentation and radiographic destruction at long term compared to anti-CCP-negative patients. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to investigate whether the measures of self-reported health among patients with RA of 0.05). Both groups of RA patients reported significantly more physical disabilities in everyday life and significantly poorer physical health than the controls (both p
U2 - 10.1007/s00296-013-2807-z
DO - 10.1007/s00296-013-2807-z
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 23812092
SN - 0172-8172
VL - 33
SP - 2763
EP - 2772
JO - Rheumatology International
JF - Rheumatology International
IS - 11
ER -