However, differences related to the serological status were not confirmed in two large prospective cohorts, the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS) and Nurses’ Health Study II (NHSII), where the association between being overweight and obese and RA was borderline significant in both autoantibody-negative and -positive subjects (HR 1.37, 95%CI 0.95–1.98, and HR 1.37, 95%CI 0.91–2.09) [ 59 ].
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The Genetic, Environmental, and Immunopathological Complexity of Autoantibody-Negative Rheumatoid Arthritis.
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