Association of morbid obesity with disability in early inflammatory polyarthritis: results from the Norfolk Arthritis Register

J H Humphreys; S M M Verstappen; H Mirjafari; D Bunn; M Lunt; I N Bruce; D P M Symmons

doi:10.1002/acr.21722

Association of morbid obesity with disability in early inflammatory polyarthritis: results from the Norfolk Arthritis Register

J H Humphreys
, S M M Verstappen
, H Mirjafari
, D Bunn
, M Lunt
, I N Bruce
, D P M Symmons

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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
Pages (from-to)	122-126
Number of pages	5
Journal	Arthritis Care & Research
Volume	65
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.21722
Publication status	Published - Jan 2013

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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

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