%0 Journal Article %A ANDRONIKI BILI %A STEPHANIE J. MORRIS %A JENNIFER A. SARTORIUS %A H. LES KIRCHNER %A JANA L. ANTOHE %A SORINA DANCEA %A MARY CHESTER WASKO %T Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Inhibitor Use Is Not Associated with Lipid Changes in Rheumatoid Arthritis %D 2012 %R 10.3899/jrheum.111093 %J The Journal of Rheumatology %P 946-948 %V 39 %N 5 %X Objective. To determine the association of use of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) inhibitors with differences in lipid levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods. We studied 807 patients with incident RA to compare differences in lipid levels in TNF-α inhibitor users versus nonusers, with adjustment for relevant covariables. Results. TNF-α inhibitor use was not associated with differences in levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides, LDL:HDL, or TC:HDL compared to nonusers. Conclusion. Use of TNF-α inhibitor was not associated with differences in lipid levels in patients with RA. %U https://www.jrheum.org/content/jrheum/39/5/946.full.pdf