Research ArticleArticle
Associations Between Methotrexate Use and the Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Elderly-onset Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jessica Widdifield, Michal Abrahamowicz, J. Michael Paterson, Anjie Huang, J. Carter Thorne, Janet E. Pope, Bindee Kuriya, Marie-Eve Beauchamp and Sasha Bernatsky
The Journal of Rheumatology December 2018, jrheum.180427; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.180427
Jessica Widdifield
From the Sunnybrook Research Institute, Holland Bone and Joint Research Program, Toronto, Ontario; McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health; Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, and Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Montreal, Quebec; ICES; University of Toronto, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Toronto; McMaster University, Department of Family Medicine, Hamilton; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Department of Medicine, Newmarket; Western University, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics; St. Joseph’s Health Care, Department of Medicine, London; Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This analysis was supported by the Canadian Network for Advanced Interdisciplinary Methods for comparative effectiveness research, which is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Drug Safety and Effectiveness Network (funding reference no. TD3-137716). JW was supported by fellowship awards from The Arthritis Society and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Banting) during the course of this work; SB holds a career award from the Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec; MA is a James McGill Professor of Biostatistics at McGill University. This study was supported by the ICES, a nonprofit research corporation funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Parts of this material are based on data and/or information compiled and provided by the Canadian Institutes of Health Information (CIHI). However, the analyses, conclusions, opinions, and statements expressed in the material are those of the authors and not necessarily those of CIHI. J. Widdifield, PhD, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Holland Bone and Joint Research Program, and McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, ICES, and University of Toronto, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation; M. Abrahamowicz, PhD, McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation; J.M. Paterson, MSc, ICES, and University of Toronto, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, and McMaster University, Department of Family Medicine; A. Huang, MSc, ICES; J.C. Thorne, MD, FRCPC, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Department of Medicine; J.E. Pope, MD, FRCPC, MPH, Western University, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and St. Joseph’s Health Care, Department of Medicine; B. Kuriya, MD, FRCPC, SM, Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Medicine; M.E. Beauchamp, PhD, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation; S. Bernatsky, MD, FRCPC, PhD, McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation. Address correspondence J. Widdifield, Holland Bone and Joint Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute MG 352, 2075 Bayview Ave., Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada. E-mail: jessica.widdifield@utoronto.ca. Accepted for publication August 22, 2018.
Michal Abrahamowicz
From the Sunnybrook Research Institute, Holland Bone and Joint Research Program, Toronto, Ontario; McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health; Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, and Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Montreal, Quebec; ICES; University of Toronto, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Toronto; McMaster University, Department of Family Medicine, Hamilton; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Department of Medicine, Newmarket; Western University, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics; St. Joseph’s Health Care, Department of Medicine, London; Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This analysis was supported by the Canadian Network for Advanced Interdisciplinary Methods for comparative effectiveness research, which is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Drug Safety and Effectiveness Network (funding reference no. TD3-137716). JW was supported by fellowship awards from The Arthritis Society and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Banting) during the course of this work; SB holds a career award from the Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec; MA is a James McGill Professor of Biostatistics at McGill University. This study was supported by the ICES, a nonprofit research corporation funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Parts of this material are based on data and/or information compiled and provided by the Canadian Institutes of Health Information (CIHI). However, the analyses, conclusions, opinions, and statements expressed in the material are those of the authors and not necessarily those of CIHI. J. Widdifield, PhD, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Holland Bone and Joint Research Program, and McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, ICES, and University of Toronto, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation; M. Abrahamowicz, PhD, McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation; J.M. Paterson, MSc, ICES, and University of Toronto, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, and McMaster University, Department of Family Medicine; A. Huang, MSc, ICES; J.C. Thorne, MD, FRCPC, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Department of Medicine; J.E. Pope, MD, FRCPC, MPH, Western University, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and St. Joseph’s Health Care, Department of Medicine; B. Kuriya, MD, FRCPC, SM, Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Medicine; M.E. Beauchamp, PhD, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation; S. Bernatsky, MD, FRCPC, PhD, McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation. Address correspondence J. Widdifield, Holland Bone and Joint Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute MG 352, 2075 Bayview Ave., Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada. E-mail: jessica.widdifield@utoronto.ca. Accepted for publication August 22, 2018.
J. Michael Paterson
From the Sunnybrook Research Institute, Holland Bone and Joint Research Program, Toronto, Ontario; McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health; Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, and Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Montreal, Quebec; ICES; University of Toronto, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Toronto; McMaster University, Department of Family Medicine, Hamilton; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Department of Medicine, Newmarket; Western University, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics; St. Joseph’s Health Care, Department of Medicine, London; Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This analysis was supported by the Canadian Network for Advanced Interdisciplinary Methods for comparative effectiveness research, which is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Drug Safety and Effectiveness Network (funding reference no. TD3-137716). JW was supported by fellowship awards from The Arthritis Society and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Banting) during the course of this work; SB holds a career award from the Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec; MA is a James McGill Professor of Biostatistics at McGill University. This study was supported by the ICES, a nonprofit research corporation funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Parts of this material are based on data and/or information compiled and provided by the Canadian Institutes of Health Information (CIHI). However, the analyses, conclusions, opinions, and statements expressed in the material are those of the authors and not necessarily those of CIHI. J. Widdifield, PhD, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Holland Bone and Joint Research Program, and McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, ICES, and University of Toronto, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation; M. Abrahamowicz, PhD, McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation; J.M. Paterson, MSc, ICES, and University of Toronto, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, and McMaster University, Department of Family Medicine; A. Huang, MSc, ICES; J.C. Thorne, MD, FRCPC, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Department of Medicine; J.E. Pope, MD, FRCPC, MPH, Western University, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and St. Joseph’s Health Care, Department of Medicine; B. Kuriya, MD, FRCPC, SM, Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Medicine; M.E. Beauchamp, PhD, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation; S. Bernatsky, MD, FRCPC, PhD, McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation. Address correspondence J. Widdifield, Holland Bone and Joint Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute MG 352, 2075 Bayview Ave., Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada. E-mail: jessica.widdifield@utoronto.ca. Accepted for publication August 22, 2018.
Anjie Huang
From the Sunnybrook Research Institute, Holland Bone and Joint Research Program, Toronto, Ontario; McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health; Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, and Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Montreal, Quebec; ICES; University of Toronto, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Toronto; McMaster University, Department of Family Medicine, Hamilton; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Department of Medicine, Newmarket; Western University, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics; St. Joseph’s Health Care, Department of Medicine, London; Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This analysis was supported by the Canadian Network for Advanced Interdisciplinary Methods for comparative effectiveness research, which is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Drug Safety and Effectiveness Network (funding reference no. TD3-137716). JW was supported by fellowship awards from The Arthritis Society and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Banting) during the course of this work; SB holds a career award from the Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec; MA is a James McGill Professor of Biostatistics at McGill University. This study was supported by the ICES, a nonprofit research corporation funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Parts of this material are based on data and/or information compiled and provided by the Canadian Institutes of Health Information (CIHI). However, the analyses, conclusions, opinions, and statements expressed in the material are those of the authors and not necessarily those of CIHI. J. Widdifield, PhD, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Holland Bone and Joint Research Program, and McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, ICES, and University of Toronto, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation; M. Abrahamowicz, PhD, McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation; J.M. Paterson, MSc, ICES, and University of Toronto, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, and McMaster University, Department of Family Medicine; A. Huang, MSc, ICES; J.C. Thorne, MD, FRCPC, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Department of Medicine; J.E. Pope, MD, FRCPC, MPH, Western University, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and St. Joseph’s Health Care, Department of Medicine; B. Kuriya, MD, FRCPC, SM, Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Medicine; M.E. Beauchamp, PhD, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation; S. Bernatsky, MD, FRCPC, PhD, McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation. Address correspondence J. Widdifield, Holland Bone and Joint Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute MG 352, 2075 Bayview Ave., Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada. E-mail: jessica.widdifield@utoronto.ca. Accepted for publication August 22, 2018.
J. Carter Thorne
From the Sunnybrook Research Institute, Holland Bone and Joint Research Program, Toronto, Ontario; McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health; Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, and Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Montreal, Quebec; ICES; University of Toronto, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Toronto; McMaster University, Department of Family Medicine, Hamilton; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Department of Medicine, Newmarket; Western University, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics; St. Joseph’s Health Care, Department of Medicine, London; Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This analysis was supported by the Canadian Network for Advanced Interdisciplinary Methods for comparative effectiveness research, which is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Drug Safety and Effectiveness Network (funding reference no. TD3-137716). JW was supported by fellowship awards from The Arthritis Society and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Banting) during the course of this work; SB holds a career award from the Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec; MA is a James McGill Professor of Biostatistics at McGill University. This study was supported by the ICES, a nonprofit research corporation funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Parts of this material are based on data and/or information compiled and provided by the Canadian Institutes of Health Information (CIHI). However, the analyses, conclusions, opinions, and statements expressed in the material are those of the authors and not necessarily those of CIHI. J. Widdifield, PhD, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Holland Bone and Joint Research Program, and McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, ICES, and University of Toronto, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation; M. Abrahamowicz, PhD, McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation; J.M. Paterson, MSc, ICES, and University of Toronto, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, and McMaster University, Department of Family Medicine; A. Huang, MSc, ICES; J.C. Thorne, MD, FRCPC, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Department of Medicine; J.E. Pope, MD, FRCPC, MPH, Western University, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and St. Joseph’s Health Care, Department of Medicine; B. Kuriya, MD, FRCPC, SM, Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Medicine; M.E. Beauchamp, PhD, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation; S. Bernatsky, MD, FRCPC, PhD, McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation. Address correspondence J. Widdifield, Holland Bone and Joint Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute MG 352, 2075 Bayview Ave., Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada. E-mail: jessica.widdifield@utoronto.ca. Accepted for publication August 22, 2018.
Janet E. Pope
From the Sunnybrook Research Institute, Holland Bone and Joint Research Program, Toronto, Ontario; McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health; Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, and Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Montreal, Quebec; ICES; University of Toronto, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Toronto; McMaster University, Department of Family Medicine, Hamilton; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Department of Medicine, Newmarket; Western University, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics; St. Joseph’s Health Care, Department of Medicine, London; Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This analysis was supported by the Canadian Network for Advanced Interdisciplinary Methods for comparative effectiveness research, which is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Drug Safety and Effectiveness Network (funding reference no. TD3-137716). JW was supported by fellowship awards from The Arthritis Society and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Banting) during the course of this work; SB holds a career award from the Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec; MA is a James McGill Professor of Biostatistics at McGill University. This study was supported by the ICES, a nonprofit research corporation funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Parts of this material are based on data and/or information compiled and provided by the Canadian Institutes of Health Information (CIHI). However, the analyses, conclusions, opinions, and statements expressed in the material are those of the authors and not necessarily those of CIHI. J. Widdifield, PhD, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Holland Bone and Joint Research Program, and McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, ICES, and University of Toronto, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation; M. Abrahamowicz, PhD, McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation; J.M. Paterson, MSc, ICES, and University of Toronto, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, and McMaster University, Department of Family Medicine; A. Huang, MSc, ICES; J.C. Thorne, MD, FRCPC, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Department of Medicine; J.E. Pope, MD, FRCPC, MPH, Western University, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and St. Joseph’s Health Care, Department of Medicine; B. Kuriya, MD, FRCPC, SM, Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Medicine; M.E. Beauchamp, PhD, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation; S. Bernatsky, MD, FRCPC, PhD, McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation. Address correspondence J. Widdifield, Holland Bone and Joint Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute MG 352, 2075 Bayview Ave., Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada. E-mail: jessica.widdifield@utoronto.ca. Accepted for publication August 22, 2018.
Bindee Kuriya
From the Sunnybrook Research Institute, Holland Bone and Joint Research Program, Toronto, Ontario; McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health; Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, and Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Montreal, Quebec; ICES; University of Toronto, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Toronto; McMaster University, Department of Family Medicine, Hamilton; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Department of Medicine, Newmarket; Western University, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics; St. Joseph’s Health Care, Department of Medicine, London; Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This analysis was supported by the Canadian Network for Advanced Interdisciplinary Methods for comparative effectiveness research, which is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Drug Safety and Effectiveness Network (funding reference no. TD3-137716). JW was supported by fellowship awards from The Arthritis Society and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Banting) during the course of this work; SB holds a career award from the Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec; MA is a James McGill Professor of Biostatistics at McGill University. This study was supported by the ICES, a nonprofit research corporation funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Parts of this material are based on data and/or information compiled and provided by the Canadian Institutes of Health Information (CIHI). However, the analyses, conclusions, opinions, and statements expressed in the material are those of the authors and not necessarily those of CIHI. J. Widdifield, PhD, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Holland Bone and Joint Research Program, and McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, ICES, and University of Toronto, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation; M. Abrahamowicz, PhD, McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation; J.M. Paterson, MSc, ICES, and University of Toronto, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, and McMaster University, Department of Family Medicine; A. Huang, MSc, ICES; J.C. Thorne, MD, FRCPC, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Department of Medicine; J.E. Pope, MD, FRCPC, MPH, Western University, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and St. Joseph’s Health Care, Department of Medicine; B. Kuriya, MD, FRCPC, SM, Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Medicine; M.E. Beauchamp, PhD, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation; S. Bernatsky, MD, FRCPC, PhD, McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation. Address correspondence J. Widdifield, Holland Bone and Joint Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute MG 352, 2075 Bayview Ave., Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada. E-mail: jessica.widdifield@utoronto.ca. Accepted for publication August 22, 2018.
Marie-Eve Beauchamp
From the Sunnybrook Research Institute, Holland Bone and Joint Research Program, Toronto, Ontario; McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health; Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, and Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Montreal, Quebec; ICES; University of Toronto, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Toronto; McMaster University, Department of Family Medicine, Hamilton; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Department of Medicine, Newmarket; Western University, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics; St. Joseph’s Health Care, Department of Medicine, London; Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This analysis was supported by the Canadian Network for Advanced Interdisciplinary Methods for comparative effectiveness research, which is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Drug Safety and Effectiveness Network (funding reference no. TD3-137716). JW was supported by fellowship awards from The Arthritis Society and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Banting) during the course of this work; SB holds a career award from the Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec; MA is a James McGill Professor of Biostatistics at McGill University. This study was supported by the ICES, a nonprofit research corporation funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Parts of this material are based on data and/or information compiled and provided by the Canadian Institutes of Health Information (CIHI). However, the analyses, conclusions, opinions, and statements expressed in the material are those of the authors and not necessarily those of CIHI. J. Widdifield, PhD, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Holland Bone and Joint Research Program, and McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, ICES, and University of Toronto, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation; M. Abrahamowicz, PhD, McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation; J.M. Paterson, MSc, ICES, and University of Toronto, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, and McMaster University, Department of Family Medicine; A. Huang, MSc, ICES; J.C. Thorne, MD, FRCPC, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Department of Medicine; J.E. Pope, MD, FRCPC, MPH, Western University, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and St. Joseph’s Health Care, Department of Medicine; B. Kuriya, MD, FRCPC, SM, Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Medicine; M.E. Beauchamp, PhD, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation; S. Bernatsky, MD, FRCPC, PhD, McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation. Address correspondence J. Widdifield, Holland Bone and Joint Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute MG 352, 2075 Bayview Ave., Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada. E-mail: jessica.widdifield@utoronto.ca. Accepted for publication August 22, 2018.
Sasha Bernatsky
From the Sunnybrook Research Institute, Holland Bone and Joint Research Program, Toronto, Ontario; McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health; Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, and Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Montreal, Quebec; ICES; University of Toronto, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Toronto; McMaster University, Department of Family Medicine, Hamilton; Southlake Regional Health Centre, Department of Medicine, Newmarket; Western University, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics; St. Joseph’s Health Care, Department of Medicine, London; Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Medicine, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This analysis was supported by the Canadian Network for Advanced Interdisciplinary Methods for comparative effectiveness research, which is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Drug Safety and Effectiveness Network (funding reference no. TD3-137716). JW was supported by fellowship awards from The Arthritis Society and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Banting) during the course of this work; SB holds a career award from the Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec; MA is a James McGill Professor of Biostatistics at McGill University. This study was supported by the ICES, a nonprofit research corporation funded by the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Parts of this material are based on data and/or information compiled and provided by the Canadian Institutes of Health Information (CIHI). However, the analyses, conclusions, opinions, and statements expressed in the material are those of the authors and not necessarily those of CIHI. J. Widdifield, PhD, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Holland Bone and Joint Research Program, and McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, ICES, and University of Toronto, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation; M. Abrahamowicz, PhD, McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation; J.M. Paterson, MSc, ICES, and University of Toronto, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, and McMaster University, Department of Family Medicine; A. Huang, MSc, ICES; J.C. Thorne, MD, FRCPC, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Department of Medicine; J.E. Pope, MD, FRCPC, MPH, Western University, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and St. Joseph’s Health Care, Department of Medicine; B. Kuriya, MD, FRCPC, SM, Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Medicine; M.E. Beauchamp, PhD, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation; S. Bernatsky, MD, FRCPC, PhD, McGill University, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, and Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Centre for Outcomes Research and Evaluation. Address correspondence J. Widdifield, Holland Bone and Joint Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute MG 352, 2075 Bayview Ave., Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5, Canada. E-mail: jessica.widdifield@utoronto.ca. Accepted for publication August 22, 2018.
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Vol. 51, Issue 4
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Associations Between Methotrexate Use and the Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Elderly-onset Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jessica Widdifield, Michal Abrahamowicz, J. Michael Paterson, Anjie Huang, J. Carter Thorne, Janet E. Pope, Bindee Kuriya, Marie-Eve Beauchamp, Sasha Bernatsky
The Journal of Rheumatology Dec 2018, jrheum.180427; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.180427
Associations Between Methotrexate Use and the Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Elderly-onset Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jessica Widdifield, Michal Abrahamowicz, J. Michael Paterson, Anjie Huang, J. Carter Thorne, Janet E. Pope, Bindee Kuriya, Marie-Eve Beauchamp, Sasha Bernatsky
The Journal of Rheumatology Dec 2018, jrheum.180427; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.180427