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    Celiac Disease Linked to Higher Risk for Rheumatoid and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

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    Based on nationwide data in Sweden, celiac disease is linked to juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) in children and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in adults.

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    Celiac.com 12/23/2022 - Compared with the general population, children with celiac disease are nearly three times as likely to develop juvenile idiopathic arthritis, while adults with celiac disease are nearly twice as likely to be diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. Celiac disease is tied to numerous immune-mediated conditions, but, so far, researchers haven't nailed down any solid epidemiological connection between celiac disease and juvenile idiopathic arthritis or rheumatoid arthritis. A new study changes that. Here's how.

    Population-based Cohort Study

    Using a population-based cohort, a team of researchers recently set out to determine the risk of juvenile idiopathic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis in people with celiac disease.

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    The research team included John B. Doyle, MD; Benjamin Lebwohl, MD, MS; Johan Askling, PhD; Anders Forss, MD; Peter H.R. Green MD; Bjorn Roelstraete, PhD; Jonas Söderling, PhD; Jans F. Ludvigsson, and Jonas MD, PhD.

    They are variously affiliated with the Celiac Disease Center, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA; the Clinical Epidemiology Division, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; the Department of Pediatrics, Orebro University Hospital, Orebro, Sweden.

    Celiac Disease Data Used to Spot Patients

    Using a national histopathology database in Sweden, the team identified patients diagnosed with biopsy-proven celiac disease between 2004 and 2017. They then matched each patient by age, sex, calendar year, and geographic region against people from the general population. 

    They then used Cox proportional hazards models to calculate the incidence and estimated the relative risk of juvenile idiopathic arthritis in celiacs aged eighteen and under, and of rheumatoid arthritis in people with celiac disease aged eighteen and over.

    The team found just over 24,000 celiacs, whom they then matched to more than 117,000 people from the general population. 

    Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Rates Triple for Celiac Youth & Rheumatoid Arthritis Rates Double for Adults 

    Among people under 18 years old, the incidence rate of juvenile idiopathic arthritis was 5.9 per 10,000 person-years in patients with celiac disease and 2.2 per 10,000 person-years in the general population over a seven year follow-up. 

    Among individuals 18 or over, the incidence of rheumatoid arthritis was 8.4 per 10,000 person-years in celiac disease and 5.1 per 10,000 person-years in matched comparators over a follow-up of 8.8 years.

    KIA is nearly three times more common among children with celiac disease than in the general population, while rheumatoid arthritis occurs nearly twice as often among adults with celiac disease. 

    Based on their findings, the team advises clinicians caring for celiac patients with joint symptoms to be vigilant for signs of juvenile idiopathic arthritis or rheumatoid arthritis in those patients.

    Read more in the American Journal of Gastroenterology



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