Traditional Chinese Medicine Compound Preparations Are Associated with Low Disease-Related Complication Rates in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 11,074 Patients

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Multivariate regression analysis of rheumatoid arthritis-related complications: (a) TCMCP is a protective factor of recurrent admission, whereas hypertension and hyperlipidemia are risk factors; (b) TCMCP is a protective factor of Sjogren’s syndrome, whereas higher age and hypertension are risk factors; (c) TCMCP is a protective factor of surgical treatment whereas higher age is a risk factor; (d) TCMCP is a protective factor of all-cause death, whereas higher age, male, hypertension, and diabetes are risk factors. TCMCP: traditional Chinese medicine compound preparation.

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