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From: Impact of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors and methotrexate on diabetes mellitus among patients with inflammatory arthritis

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Flow Diagram: Derivation of the Cohorts. The HbA1c ≥ 7 & DM criteria cohorts are not mutually exclusive. *Patients were allowed to enter the TNFi group multiple times with each initiation of a different TNFi. **DM criteria cohort: all patients with DM fulfilling criteria by ICD-9-CM codes and with a baseline HbA1c regardless of the value of the HbA1c. Abbreviations: AS = ankylosing spondylitis; DM = diabetes mellitus; HbA1c = hemoglobin A1c; MTX = methotrexate; PsA = psoriatic arthritis; RA = rheumatoid arthritis; TNFi = tumor necrosis factor inhibitor

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