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World J Clin Cases. Nov 26, 2025; 13(33): 110641
Published online Nov 26, 2025. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v13.i33.110641
Published online Nov 26, 2025. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v13.i33.110641
Table 1 Baseline characteristics before matching, n (%)/mean ± SD
| Baseline characteristics | RA+DM (n = 60523) | RA-DM (n = 138848) | P value |
| Age | 69.06 (11.56) | 68.25 (14.41) | < 0.001 |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 42031 (69.45) | 102277 (73.66) | < 0.001 |
| Race | |||
| White | 40840 (67.48) | 108904 (78.43) | < 0.001 |
| Black | 10059 (16.62) | 14765 (10.63) | < 0.001 |
| Hispanic | 6368 (10.52) | 9481 (6.83) | < 0.001 |
| Asian | 1375 (2.27) | 2718 (1.96) | < 0.001 |
| Native | 1196 (1.98) | 1999 (1.44) | < 0.001 |
| Other | 685 (1.13) | 990 (0.71) | < 0.001 |
| Comorbidities | |||
| Gastro-esophageal reflux disease | 21363 (35.3) | 46663 (33.61) | < 0.001 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 7849 (12.97) | 16699 (12.03) | < 0.001 |
| Asthma | 6271 (10.36) | 12672 (9.13) | < 0.001 |
| Smoking | 5780 (9.55) | 15831 (11.4) | < 0.001 |
| Heart failure | 29061 (48.02) | 38053 (27.4) | < 0.001 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 20373 (33.66) | 23650 (17.03) | < 0.001 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 9868 (16.3) | 19183 (13.81) | < 0.001 |
| Ventricular tachycardia | 1065 (1.76) | 1996 (1.44) | < 0.001 |
| Hypertension | 53568 (88.51) | 99210 (71.45) | < 0.001 |
| Obesity | 19604 (32.39) | 25059 (18.05) | < 0.001 |
| Alcohol use | 1132 (1.87) | 4936 (3.55) | < 0.001 |
| Steroids use | 5767 (9.53) | 15274 (11.0) | < 0.001 |
| Coronary artery disease | 21901 (36.19) | 31360 (22.58) | < 0.001 |
- Citation: Sutton J, Khattar G, Saliba F, Mourad O, Aoun L, Jdaidani J, Qandil H, Kaspar C, Abu-Baker S, Almardini S, Haddadin F, Bou Sanayeh E, Slobodnick A. Impact of type 2 diabetes mellitus on interstitial lung disease risk in rheumatoid arthritis. World J Clin Cases 2025; 13(33): 110641
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v13.i33.110641