title: [Rheumatoid factor in diabetes mellitus (author's transl)].
abstract: This study was undertaken to try to determine the incidence of rheumatoid factor in patients with diabetes mellitus by the Hyland RA slide test and the RAHA test (the sensitized sheep red cell agglutination test). Sera from 507 patients with diabetes mellitus and 2073 controls were investigated for the presence of rheumatiod factors. RA test was positive in 8.7 per cent and RAHA test in 6.1 per cent in sera from patients with diabetes mellitus compared to 4.1 percent and 3.6 per cent respectively in healthy subjects.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006801:Humans; D007330:Insulin Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012217:Rheumatoid Factor / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D007330:Insulin Antibodies; D012217:Rheumatoid Factor