Abstracts tagged "body mass"

Abstract Number: 1231 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Associated with Likelihood of Being Overweight in Women
Irum-Mona Idrees¹, H. Lester Kirchner² and Androniki Bili¹, ¹Rheumatology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, ²Geisinger Center for Health Research, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA
Background/Purpose: Adipose tissue is metabolically active producing adipokines, which, along with locally attracted cytokines, are active participants in inflammation and its regulation. Since RA a…
Abstract Number: 1097 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Association of Fat Distribution and Clinically Defined Hand Osteoarthritis: The Netherlands Epidemiology of Obesity Study
A. Willemien Visser¹, Marieke Loef¹, Andreea Ioan-Fascinay¹, Martin den Heijer², Frits R. Rosendaal² and Margreet Kloppenburg³, ¹Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology and Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Obesity, assessed as body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m2, is an important risk factor for osteoarthritis (OA). BMI depends only upon height and…
Abstract Number: 962 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pain, Sleep Disturbance, and Depression Mediate the Association Between Body Mass Index and Fatigue in Fibromyalgia
Mary O. Whipple¹, Loren L. Toussaint², Daniel J. Clauw³, David A. Williams⁴, Terry H. Oh⁵, Jeffrey M. Thompson⁵, Connie A. Luedtke⁶ and Ann Vincent⁷, ¹Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Clinic, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Psychology, Luther College, Decorah, IA, ³Anesthesiology/Internal Medicine (Rheum), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴Chronic Pain & Fatigue Rsch Ctr, Univ of MI Hlth System-Lobby M, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁶Department of Nursing, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁷General Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Previous research and clinical observation suggest that patients with chronic disease who are obese report significant fatigue. Our objective was to explore similar relationships in…
Abstract Number: 949 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Inverse Association Between Obesity and Anti-Nuclear Antibodies Is Modified by Systemic Inflammation and Maybe Associated with Body Composition
Irene Blanco¹, Monalyn Labitigan¹ and Matthew Abramowitz², ¹Rheumatology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ²Nephrology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Background/Purpose: Obesity and abdominal adiposity have been frequently associated with inflammation. However, an association of obesity with a decreased likelihood of anti-nuclear antibodies (ANAs) was…
Abstract Number: 905 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Association Between Lower Body Mass Index and Increased Risk of Giant Cell Arteritis Is Not Explained by Differences in Physical Activity
Karin Jakobsson¹, Lennart T.H. Jacobsson¹, Kenneth J. Warrington², Eric L. Matteson³, Kimberly P. Liang⁴, Olle Melander⁵ and Carl Turesson¹, ¹Section of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, ²Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵Unit of Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
Background/Purpose: There is limited data on predictors of giant cell arteritis (GCA). Low body mass index (BMI), a history of smoking and several hormonal factors…

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