Abstracts tagged "Lupus and rheumatic disease"

Abstract Number: 1608 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019
Effect of the Metabolic Syndrome on Renal Function Decline in Four Rheumatic Diseases: An 8-year Longitudinal Analysis
Chiu Sum Chu ¹, Chi Chiu Mok², Ling Yin Ho ¹ and Chi Hung To ¹, ¹Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ²Department of Medicine, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: To study the effect of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) on renal function decline in four rheumatic diseases.Methods: Consecutive patients who fulfilled the ACR/SLICC criteria…