muscle strength and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) Archives

Abstract Number: 1512 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016
Bone Structural Deficits in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Impact of Muscle Mass and Density
Joshua Baker¹, Jin Long², Babette S. Zemel³, Janet E. Dinnella⁴, Prerna Sharma⁵, Said Ibrahim⁶ and Mary B. Leonard⁷, ¹Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ³Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Arthritis/Immun Center, U Penn & VA Med Ctr, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁷Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with muscle loss, obesity, and osteoporotic fractures. Body composition and muscle quality are important regulators of bone strength among…
Abstract Number: 2053 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Adjustment of Skeletal Muscle Mass Estimates for the Extent of Adiposity Strengthens Relationships with Functional Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Joshua Baker¹, Jon Giles², Mary Leonard³, David Weber⁴, Jin Long⁵, Erik Jorgenson⁶ and Patricia P. Katz⁷, ¹Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Rheumatology, Columbia University Medical Center, NY, NY, ³Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁴Rochester University, Rochester, NY, ⁵Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁷Rheumatology, UCSF, SF, CA
Background/Purpose: Skeletal muscle loss in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been described in association with poor physical functioning. Greater adiposity is simultaneously associated with both greater…

Abstracts tagged "muscle strength and rheumatoid arthritis (RA)"

Bone Structural Deficits in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Impact of Muscle Mass and Density

Adjustment of Skeletal Muscle Mass Estimates for the Extent of Adiposity Strengthens Relationships with Functional Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis