The Risk of Metabolic Syndrome in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies

• Jianming Zhang ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Jianming Zhang, Lingyu Fu

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-based Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China

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• Lingyu Fu ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Jianming Zhang, Lingyu Fu

  * E-mail: fulingyucmu@sina.com

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-based Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China

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• Jingpu Shi,

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-based Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China

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• Xin Chen,

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-based Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China

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• Yongze Li,

  Affiliation Key Laboratory of AIDS Immunology of Ministry of Health, Department of Laboratory Medicine, No 3 Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China

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• Bing Ma,

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-based Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China

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• Yao Zhang

  Affiliation Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-based Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China

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