Body Mass Index and Disease Activity in Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: Results of the Cardiovascular in Rheumatology (Carma) Project

Body Mass Index and Disease Activity in Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: Results of the Cardiovascular in Rheumatology (Carma) Project

Objective: Since obesity has been associated with a higher inflammatory burden and worse response to therapy in patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases (CIRD), we aimed to confirm the potential association between body mass index (BMI) and disease activity in a large series of patients...

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Main Authors: Jesús A. Valero-Jaimes, Ruth López-González, María A. Martín-Martínez, Carmen García-Gómez, Fernando Sánchez-Alonso, Jesús T. Sánchez-Costa, Carlos González-Juanatey, Eva Revuelta-Evrad, César Díaz-Torné, Cruz Fernández-Espartero, Carolina Pérez-García, Vicenç Torrente-Segarra, Ginés Sánchez-Nievas, Trinidad Pérez-Sandoval, Pilar Font-Ugalde, María L. García-Vivar, Elena Aurrecoechea, Olga Maiz-Alonso, Ramón Valls-García, José A. Miranda-Filloy, Javier Llorca, Santos Castañeda, Miguel A. Gonzalez-Gay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
body mass index
obesity
rheumatoid arthritis
ankylosing spondylitis
psoriatic arthritis and disease activity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/3/382

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