Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory disease associated with high\nmorbidity and increased cardiovascular disease, and Metabolic Syndrome\n(MS) is understood as a set of metabolic disorders that correlates with obesity\nand sedentary lifestyle. The aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of\nMS in a cohort of patients with RA and its correlation to specific factors of\nthe disease. A retrospective cohort study was conducted with 283 patients\nwith RA, followed at the Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic of the Hospital de\nClÃnicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA) between 2008 and 2016; 187 continued to\nbe followed and agreed to be reevaluated between January and November\n2016. MS was defined according to the National Cholesterol Education Program\nand disease activity was assessed using the Disease Activity Score (DAS28).\nClinical, biochemical, and anthropometric evaluations were conducted. The\nprevalence of MS in the first evaluation was 43.9% and, after 8 years, 59.4%.\nIncreased waist circumference and blood pressures, elevated triglycerides and\nlow High-Density Lipoprotein were the most frequent features of MS. The\nDAS28 was significantly lower in the reevaluation...........................
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