Abstract
Obesity has been associated with disease outcomes in inflammatory arthritis. This study aimed to investigate cross-sectionally the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and functional disability in a large inception cohort of patients with early inflammatory polyarthritis (IP).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 122-126 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Arthritis Care & Research |
Volume | 65 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 2013 |
Keywords
- Aged
- Arthritis
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- Autoantibodies
- Body Mass Index
- Cohort Studies
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Disability Evaluation
- England
- Female
- Humans
- Inflammation
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Obesity, Morbid
- Registries
- Severity of Illness Index