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Flowchart showing exclusions. CPRD = clinical practice research datalink. CRP = C-reactive protein. ESR = erythrocyte sedimentation rate. PV = plasma viscosity.aMatched untested consists of 39 928 subjects because, of the 40 000 from the cohort who were randomly selected for matching, 72 had no suitable age, sex, and practice-matched control.
