Weight loss is associated with sustained improvement of disease activity and cardiovascular risk factors in patients with psoriatic arthritis and obesity: a prospective intervention study with two years of follow-up

Weight loss is associated with sustained improvement of disease activity and cardiovascular risk factors in patients with psoriatic arthritis and obesity: a prospective intervention study with two years of follow-up

Abstract Background Obesity is overrepresented in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and associated with increased disease activity. We have previously shown in 41 patients with PsA (Caspar criteria) and obesity (body mass index; BMI ≥33 kg/m2) that weight loss treatment with Very Low Energy Li...

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Main Authors: Eva Klingberg, Sofia Björkman, Björn Eliasson, Ingrid Larsson, Annelie Bilberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Arthritis Research & Therapy
Subjects:
Psoriatic arthritis
Psoriasis
Obesity
Metabolic syndrome
Weight loss
VLED
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-020-02350-5

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