Abstracts tagged "rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and Elderly"

Abstract Number: 475 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019
Myopenia in Elderly Female Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Associated with Severe Joint Damage: A Cross-sectional Study
Chu-Tao Chen ¹, Jian-Zi Lin ¹, Jian-Da Ma ¹, Li-Juan Yang ¹, Qian-Hua Li ¹, Le-Feng Chen ¹, Ying-Qian Mo ¹ and Lie Dai¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: Our previous study reported myopenia is associated with joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, little is known about body composition (BC) disorder in…