Abstract Number: 0294 • ACR Convergence 2023
Tofacitinib Treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Associated with Increased Lower Limb Muscle Volume: The Rheumatoid Arthritis and Muscle (RAMUS) Study
Background/Purpose: Approximately 1 in 4 people with RA have sarcopenia, defined as generalised loss of skeletal muscle (SKM) strength and mass, resulting in an increased…Abstract Number: 0334 • ACR Convergence 2023
Association of a Self-Report Screening Tool for Sarcopenia (SARC-F) with Functional Status Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Sarcopenia, i.e., loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength, has been associated with multiple adverse health outcomes, including mortality. Although limited data suggest that…Abstract Number: 0540 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Impact of Baseline BMI and Physical Activity on Upadacitinib Treatment Response: A Post Hoc Analysis of Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis from the SELECT-AXIS 2 Study
Background/Purpose: In patients (pts) with AS, higher BMI has been linked to higher disease activity1. However, given that BMI can be a poor indicator of…Abstract Number: 2100 • ACR Convergence 2023
Paradoxical Antagonistic Association of Visceral and Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue with Circulating C-Reactive Protein in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: C-reactive protein (CRP) is used as an indicator of disease activity in people with RA.However, adipose tissue also expresses inflammatory cytokines that induce hepatic…Abstract Number: 1331 • ACR Convergence 2022
Risk Factors for Osteoporotic Fracture in Women with Established Long-Term Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Low bone mineral density (BMD) is a predictor of osteoporotic fracture. However, individuals with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) who sustain "osteoporosis-related" fractures frequently have normal…Abstract Number: 0125 • ACR Convergence 2021
Body Mass Composition in Post-menopausal Women with Fibromyalgia: Preliminary Results from a Cross-sectional Monocentric Study
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is characterized by chronic musculoskeletal widespread pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances and functional symptoms. The primary endpoint of our study aimed to determine…Abstract Number: 1376 • ACR Convergence 2020
Impact of Body Composition Measures on the Response to Biological Disease-modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Background/Purpose: Data on the impact of body weight and body mass index (BMI) on the response to biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) in axial spondyloarthritis…Abstract Number: 1755 • ACR Convergence 2020
Body Mass Index Trajectory and Variability in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Past studies have examined associations between BMI and disease activity [1, 2, 3], but few studies have characterized BMI trajectory over the disease course…Abstract Number: 2032 • ACR Convergence 2020
Treatment Response to Biological Disease-modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs Is Associated with Favorable Changes of the Body Composition in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Background/Purpose: There is few data available regarding differences in body composition and its possible changes in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) treated with biological disease-modifying…Abstract Number: 0131 • ACR Convergence 2020
Analysis of the Total Body Composition in a Cohort of Patients with Elderly Onset Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory arthritis in the elderly leads to greater comorbidity than that of the young patients, however, there are few data on body composition in…Abstract Number: 0624 • ACR Convergence 2020
Association of Regional Body Composition and Physical Function Using the Short Physical Performance Battery Among Peruvian Women with HIV
Background/Purpose: The musculoskeletal (MSK) system is significantly affected by HIV and its treatment. Changes in body composition can reflect important changes in bone and MSK…Abstract Number: 0744 • ACR Convergence 2020
Circulating Fibroblast Growth Factor-21 Levels in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Associations with Disease Characteristics, Body Composition, and Physical Functioning
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can lead to changes in body composition, including muscle loss and excess adiposity, which are in turn associated with physical disability.…Abstract Number: 1284 • ACR Convergence 2020
Application of a Novel Method for Determination of Muscle Mass Relative to Fat Mass in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Association with Disability
Background/Purpose: Patients with SLE are at risk for both skeletal muscle loss and increased adiposity, which may predispose to worse health-related quality of life. Decreased…Abstract Number: 1285 • ACR Convergence 2020
Association of Frailty with Disability Is Not Attenuated by Lean Body Mass in Women with SLE
Background/Purpose: Frailty has been associated with disability and mortality in SLE. Whether this association is confounded by sarcopenia, a degenerative loss of muscle mass and…Abstract Number: 1867 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Body Composition in Myositis Patients Is Negatively Changed Compared to Healthy Controls and the Changes Are Associated with Disease Activity and Duration, Skeletal Muscle Involvement and Physical Activity and Nutritional Status
Background/Purpose: Skeletal muscle, pulmonary and articular involvement in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) limit the mobility/self-sufficiency of patients, and can have a negative impact on body…