Effects of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors and tocilizumab on the glycosylated hemoglobin levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis; an observational study

• Yukimi Otsuka ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: otsuka.yukimi.041@s.kyushu-u.ac.jp

  Affiliations Department of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, Beppu, Japan

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6908-9689

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• Chikako Kiyohara,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Preventive Medicine, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan

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• Yusuke Kashiwado,

  Roles Data curation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision

  Affiliation Department of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan

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• Takuya Sawabe,

  Roles Data curation, Project administration, Resources, Supervision

  Affiliation Division of Rheumatology, Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic-bomb Survivors Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan

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• Shuji Nagano,

  Roles Data curation, Project administration, Resources, Supervision

  Affiliation Center for Rheumatology, Iizuka Hospital, Iizuka, Japan

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• Yasutaka Kimoto,

  Roles Project administration, Resources, Supervision

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, Beppu, Japan

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• Masahiro Ayano,

  Roles Data curation, Project administration, Resources, Supervision

  Affiliation Department of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan

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• Hiroki Mitoma,

  Roles Data curation, Project administration, Resources, Supervision

  Affiliation Department of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan

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• Mitsuteru Akahoshi,

  Roles Data curation, Project administration, Resources, Supervision

  Affiliation Department of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan

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• Yojiro Arinobu,

  Roles Data curation, Project administration, Resources, Supervision

  Affiliation Department of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan

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• Hiroaki Niiro,

  Roles Data curation, Project administration, Resources, Supervision

  Affiliation Department of Medical Education, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan

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• Koichi Akashi,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision

  Affiliation Department of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan

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• Takahiko Horiuchi

  Roles Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, Beppu, Japan

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