HyunSoo Oh, JiSuk Park, JiYoung Kim, SungKyung Jang, Yeona Ryu, YeoJu Jeong, SuYeon Kwon, SoHyun Suh, HaYoung Lee, DaHee Choi, HanNa Lee, GaWon Cho, WhaSook Seo
Patients with rheumatic disease have a high prevalence of metabolic syndrome. The purpose of this study was to investigate temporal changes in metabolic syndrome indices and to identify factors influencing metabolic syndrome development. A prospective cohort study design was adopted. The study participants were 68 outpatients with a rheumatic disease at an outpatient clinic of a university hospital. Data on demographics, health-related characteristics, steroid use, serum C-reactive protein levels, and metabolic syndrome indices were collected between December 2017 and March 2021...
July 2023: Orthopaedic Nursing