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Association of Sinusitis and Upper Respiratory Tract Diseases With Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case-control Study
Vanessa L. Kronzer, Weixing Huang, Alessandra Zaccardelli, Cynthia S. Crowson, John M. Davis III, Robert Vassallo, Tracy J. Doyle, Elena Losina and Jeffrey A. Sparks
The Journal of Rheumatology October 2021, jrheum.210580; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.210580
Vanessa L. Kronzer
This study was supported by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases awards NIH-P30-AR072577 (VERITY Pilot & Feasibility award to VLK), K23 AR069688 (JAS), R03 AR075886 (JAS), L30 AR066953 (JAS), R03 HL148484 (TJD), and P30 AR070253 (Joint Biology Consortium). It was also supported by the R Bridge Award (JAS) from the Rheumatology Research Foundation. The funders had no role in the decision to publish or preparation of this manuscript. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of Harvard University, its affiliated academic health care centers, or the National Institutes of Health. V.L. Kronzer, MD MSCI, J.M. Davis III, MD, MS, Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; W. Huang, MSPH, A. Zaccardelli, BS, J.A. Sparks, MD, MMSc, Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; C.S. Crowson, PhD, Division of Rheumatology, and Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; R. Vassallo, MD, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; T.J. Doyle, MD, MPH, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; E. Losina, PhD, Department of Orthopedic Surgery; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The authors declare no conflicts of interest related to this article. Address correspondence to Dr. V.L. Kronzer, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. Email: kronzer.vanessa@mayo.edu. Accepted for publication October 5, 2021.
Weixing Huang
This study was supported by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases awards NIH-P30-AR072577 (VERITY Pilot & Feasibility award to VLK), K23 AR069688 (JAS), R03 AR075886 (JAS), L30 AR066953 (JAS), R03 HL148484 (TJD), and P30 AR070253 (Joint Biology Consortium). It was also supported by the R Bridge Award (JAS) from the Rheumatology Research Foundation. The funders had no role in the decision to publish or preparation of this manuscript. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of Harvard University, its affiliated academic health care centers, or the National Institutes of Health. V.L. Kronzer, MD MSCI, J.M. Davis III, MD, MS, Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; W. Huang, MSPH, A. Zaccardelli, BS, J.A. Sparks, MD, MMSc, Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; C.S. Crowson, PhD, Division of Rheumatology, and Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; R. Vassallo, MD, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; T.J. Doyle, MD, MPH, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; E. Losina, PhD, Department of Orthopedic Surgery; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The authors declare no conflicts of interest related to this article. Address correspondence to Dr. V.L. Kronzer, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. Email: kronzer.vanessa@mayo.edu. Accepted for publication October 5, 2021.
Alessandra Zaccardelli
This study was supported by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases awards NIH-P30-AR072577 (VERITY Pilot & Feasibility award to VLK), K23 AR069688 (JAS), R03 AR075886 (JAS), L30 AR066953 (JAS), R03 HL148484 (TJD), and P30 AR070253 (Joint Biology Consortium). It was also supported by the R Bridge Award (JAS) from the Rheumatology Research Foundation. The funders had no role in the decision to publish or preparation of this manuscript. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of Harvard University, its affiliated academic health care centers, or the National Institutes of Health. V.L. Kronzer, MD MSCI, J.M. Davis III, MD, MS, Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; W. Huang, MSPH, A. Zaccardelli, BS, J.A. Sparks, MD, MMSc, Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; C.S. Crowson, PhD, Division of Rheumatology, and Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; R. Vassallo, MD, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; T.J. Doyle, MD, MPH, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; E. Losina, PhD, Department of Orthopedic Surgery; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The authors declare no conflicts of interest related to this article. Address correspondence to Dr. V.L. Kronzer, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. Email: kronzer.vanessa@mayo.edu. Accepted for publication October 5, 2021.
Cynthia S. Crowson
This study was supported by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases awards NIH-P30-AR072577 (VERITY Pilot & Feasibility award to VLK), K23 AR069688 (JAS), R03 AR075886 (JAS), L30 AR066953 (JAS), R03 HL148484 (TJD), and P30 AR070253 (Joint Biology Consortium). It was also supported by the R Bridge Award (JAS) from the Rheumatology Research Foundation. The funders had no role in the decision to publish or preparation of this manuscript. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of Harvard University, its affiliated academic health care centers, or the National Institutes of Health. V.L. Kronzer, MD MSCI, J.M. Davis III, MD, MS, Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; W. Huang, MSPH, A. Zaccardelli, BS, J.A. Sparks, MD, MMSc, Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; C.S. Crowson, PhD, Division of Rheumatology, and Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; R. Vassallo, MD, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; T.J. Doyle, MD, MPH, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; E. Losina, PhD, Department of Orthopedic Surgery; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The authors declare no conflicts of interest related to this article. Address correspondence to Dr. V.L. Kronzer, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. Email: kronzer.vanessa@mayo.edu. Accepted for publication October 5, 2021.
John M. Davis III
This study was supported by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases awards NIH-P30-AR072577 (VERITY Pilot & Feasibility award to VLK), K23 AR069688 (JAS), R03 AR075886 (JAS), L30 AR066953 (JAS), R03 HL148484 (TJD), and P30 AR070253 (Joint Biology Consortium). It was also supported by the R Bridge Award (JAS) from the Rheumatology Research Foundation. The funders had no role in the decision to publish or preparation of this manuscript. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of Harvard University, its affiliated academic health care centers, or the National Institutes of Health. V.L. Kronzer, MD MSCI, J.M. Davis III, MD, MS, Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; W. Huang, MSPH, A. Zaccardelli, BS, J.A. Sparks, MD, MMSc, Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; C.S. Crowson, PhD, Division of Rheumatology, and Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; R. Vassallo, MD, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; T.J. Doyle, MD, MPH, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; E. Losina, PhD, Department of Orthopedic Surgery; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The authors declare no conflicts of interest related to this article. Address correspondence to Dr. V.L. Kronzer, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. Email: kronzer.vanessa@mayo.edu. Accepted for publication October 5, 2021.
Robert Vassallo
This study was supported by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases awards NIH-P30-AR072577 (VERITY Pilot & Feasibility award to VLK), K23 AR069688 (JAS), R03 AR075886 (JAS), L30 AR066953 (JAS), R03 HL148484 (TJD), and P30 AR070253 (Joint Biology Consortium). It was also supported by the R Bridge Award (JAS) from the Rheumatology Research Foundation. The funders had no role in the decision to publish or preparation of this manuscript. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of Harvard University, its affiliated academic health care centers, or the National Institutes of Health. V.L. Kronzer, MD MSCI, J.M. Davis III, MD, MS, Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; W. Huang, MSPH, A. Zaccardelli, BS, J.A. Sparks, MD, MMSc, Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; C.S. Crowson, PhD, Division of Rheumatology, and Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; R. Vassallo, MD, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; T.J. Doyle, MD, MPH, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; E. Losina, PhD, Department of Orthopedic Surgery; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The authors declare no conflicts of interest related to this article. Address correspondence to Dr. V.L. Kronzer, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. Email: kronzer.vanessa@mayo.edu. Accepted for publication October 5, 2021.
Tracy J. Doyle
This study was supported by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases awards NIH-P30-AR072577 (VERITY Pilot & Feasibility award to VLK), K23 AR069688 (JAS), R03 AR075886 (JAS), L30 AR066953 (JAS), R03 HL148484 (TJD), and P30 AR070253 (Joint Biology Consortium). It was also supported by the R Bridge Award (JAS) from the Rheumatology Research Foundation. The funders had no role in the decision to publish or preparation of this manuscript. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of Harvard University, its affiliated academic health care centers, or the National Institutes of Health. V.L. Kronzer, MD MSCI, J.M. Davis III, MD, MS, Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; W. Huang, MSPH, A. Zaccardelli, BS, J.A. Sparks, MD, MMSc, Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; C.S. Crowson, PhD, Division of Rheumatology, and Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; R. Vassallo, MD, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; T.J. Doyle, MD, MPH, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; E. Losina, PhD, Department of Orthopedic Surgery; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The authors declare no conflicts of interest related to this article. Address correspondence to Dr. V.L. Kronzer, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. Email: kronzer.vanessa@mayo.edu. Accepted for publication October 5, 2021.
Elena Losina
This study was supported by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases awards NIH-P30-AR072577 (VERITY Pilot & Feasibility award to VLK), K23 AR069688 (JAS), R03 AR075886 (JAS), L30 AR066953 (JAS), R03 HL148484 (TJD), and P30 AR070253 (Joint Biology Consortium). It was also supported by the R Bridge Award (JAS) from the Rheumatology Research Foundation. The funders had no role in the decision to publish or preparation of this manuscript. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of Harvard University, its affiliated academic health care centers, or the National Institutes of Health. V.L. Kronzer, MD MSCI, J.M. Davis III, MD, MS, Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; W. Huang, MSPH, A. Zaccardelli, BS, J.A. Sparks, MD, MMSc, Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; C.S. Crowson, PhD, Division of Rheumatology, and Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; R. Vassallo, MD, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; T.J. Doyle, MD, MPH, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; E. Losina, PhD, Department of Orthopedic Surgery; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The authors declare no conflicts of interest related to this article. Address correspondence to Dr. V.L. Kronzer, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. Email: kronzer.vanessa@mayo.edu. Accepted for publication October 5, 2021.
Jeffrey A. Sparks
This study was supported by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases awards NIH-P30-AR072577 (VERITY Pilot & Feasibility award to VLK), K23 AR069688 (JAS), R03 AR075886 (JAS), L30 AR066953 (JAS), R03 HL148484 (TJD), and P30 AR070253 (Joint Biology Consortium). It was also supported by the R Bridge Award (JAS) from the Rheumatology Research Foundation. The funders had no role in the decision to publish or preparation of this manuscript. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of Harvard University, its affiliated academic health care centers, or the National Institutes of Health. V.L. Kronzer, MD MSCI, J.M. Davis III, MD, MS, Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; W. Huang, MSPH, A. Zaccardelli, BS, J.A. Sparks, MD, MMSc, Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; C.S. Crowson, PhD, Division of Rheumatology, and Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; R. Vassallo, MD, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota; T.J. Doyle, MD, MPH, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; E. Losina, PhD, Department of Orthopedic Surgery; Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The authors declare no conflicts of interest related to this article. Address correspondence to Dr. V.L. Kronzer, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. Email: kronzer.vanessa@mayo.edu. Accepted for publication October 5, 2021.
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Association of Sinusitis and Upper Respiratory Tract Diseases With Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case-control Study
Vanessa L. Kronzer, Weixing Huang, Alessandra Zaccardelli, Cynthia S. Crowson, John M. Davis, Robert Vassallo, Tracy J. Doyle, Elena Losina, Jeffrey A. Sparks
The Journal of Rheumatology Oct 2021, jrheum.210580; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.210580
Association of Sinusitis and Upper Respiratory Tract Diseases With Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case-control Study
Vanessa L. Kronzer, Weixing Huang, Alessandra Zaccardelli, Cynthia S. Crowson, John M. Davis, Robert Vassallo, Tracy J. Doyle, Elena Losina, Jeffrey A. Sparks
The Journal of Rheumatology Oct 2021, jrheum.210580; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.210580