Association between Bone Mineral Density of Femoral Neck and Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Biological Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs

Association between Bone Mineral Density of Femoral Neck and Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Biological Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs

Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) induces rapid remission. However, osteoporosis and its management remains a problem. The Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) evaluates the risk of malnutrition-related complications in elderly...

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Main Authors: Hiroto Tokumoto, Hiroyuki Tominaga, Yoshiya Arishima, Go Jokoji, Masaki Akimoto, Hideo Ohtsubo, Eiji Taketomi, Nobuhiko Sunahara, Satoshi Nagano, Yasuhiro Ishidou, Setsuro Komiya, Takao Setoguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-02-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI)
bone mineral density (BMD)
biological disease-modifying
anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARDs)
osteoporosis
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/10/2/234

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