Abstracts tagged "body mass"

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…
Abstract Number: 800 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
BMI, Occupational Activity, and Leisure-Time Physical Activity: an Exploration of Risk Factors and Modifiers for Knee Osteoarthritis
Kathryn Remmes Martin¹, Diana Kuh², Tamara B. Harris¹, Jack M. Guralnik³, David Coggon⁴ and Andrew K. Wills⁵, ¹Laboratory of Epidemiology, Demography, and Biometry, NIA/NIH, Bethesda, MD, ²Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing, Medical Research Council, London, United Kingdom, ³Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Division of Gerontology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, ⁵MRC CAiTE, School of Social & Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Risk of knee osteoarthritis (OA) is increased by obesity, and also by physical activities which mechanically stress the joint. The few studies which have…
Abstract Number: 398 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Basal Metabolic Rate As an Indicator of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity and Predictor of Remission
Heather Jones¹, Annette Szumski² and Andrew S. Koenig³, ¹Pfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA, ²Specialty Care, Pfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA, ³Specialty Care Business Unit, Pfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA
Background/Purpose: The role of body mass index (BMI) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity and response to treatment has been difficult to determine.1 As a…
Abstract Number: 2651 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Associations Between Body Mass Index and Physical Activity Following Total Knee Replacement
Carol A. Oatis¹, Wenjun Li², Milagros Rosal³, David Ayers² and Patricia D. Franklin², ¹Physical Therapy, Arcadia University, Glenside, PA, ²Orthopedics and Physical Rehabilitation, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ³Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
Background/Purpose: In 2009 over 620,000 total knee replacement (TKR) surgeries were performed. That number is expected to increase to 3.5 million annually by 2030. On…

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