Association of body mass index with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis disease activity: a Portuguese and Brazilian collaborative analysis

Objective: To investigate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and disease activity in patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). Methods: Patients with JIA, aged ≤18 years, registered at the Rheumatic Diseases Portuguese Register (Reuma.pt) in Portugal and Brazil were included....

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Main Authors: Agna Neto, Ana Filipa Mourão, Filipa Oliveira-Ramos, Raquel Campanilho-Marques, Paula Estanqueiro, Manuel Salgado, Margarida Guedes, Daniela Piotto, Nadia Emi Aikawa, José Melo Gomes, Marta Cabral, Marta Conde, Ricardo Figueira, Maria José Santos, João Eurico Fonseca, Maria Teresa Terreri, Helena Canhão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia 2021-01-01
Series:Acta Reumatológica Portuguesa
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Online Access:http://www.actareumatologica.com/files/article/1346_association_of_body_mass_index_with_juvenile_idiopathic_arthritis_disease_activity_a_portuguese_and_brazilian_collaborative_analysis_file.pdf