... >0) and asthma, and a lower prevalence of pastsmoking, cardiovascular diseases, and hip pain. A significant positive association between IL-6 and lep-tin was found after adjustment for age, ... and disease status (diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis,cardiovascular disease, and asthma) in the whole sample,Stannus et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2010, 12:R95http://arthritis-research.com/content/12/3/R95Page ... smokingstatus and diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes wererecorded by questionnaire. Hip pain was assessed byquestionnaire and was defined as pain...