rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and sarcopenia Archives

Abstract Number: 2470 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018
The Impact of Frailty on Changes in Physical Function Among Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis
James Andrews¹, Laura Trupin², Catherine Hough¹, Edward H. Yelin³ and Patricia Katz², ¹Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Frailty is a state of excess vulnerability to stressors and is associated with increased risk of poor health outcomes including physical disability. Frailty and…
Abstract Number: 460 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Changes in Body Composition and Metabolic Profile during Treatment with Tocilizumab in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Anne Tournadre¹, Bruno Pereira², Frederic Dutheil³, Vincent Sapin⁴, Charlotte Giraud⁵, Sandrine Malochet-Guinamand⁶, Thomas Frayssac⁷, Sylvain Mathieu⁵, Jean-Jacques Dubost⁸ and Martin Soubrier⁸, ¹Rheumatology, UNH-UMR 1019 INRA University of Auvergne and Rheumatology department CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ²Biostatistics unit (DRCI), CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ³Preventive and Occupational Medicine, CHU G. Montpied Laboratory of Metabolic Adaptations to Exercise in Physiological and Pathological conditions EA3533, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ⁴Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont Université, Université d'Auvergne, EA7281, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ⁵Rheumatology, Rheumatology department CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ⁶Rheumatology Department,, Rheumatology department CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ⁷Rheumatology, Rheumatology department CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-ferrand, France, ⁸Rheumatology department CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by increased cardiovascular risk and metabolic changes including cachectic obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia. DMARDs decrease inflammation and could thus…
Abstract Number: 1427 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014
Low Prevalence of Sarcopenic Obesity in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Moderate Clinical Activity
Nina Tello-Winniczuk¹, David Vega-Morales², Mario Garza-Elizondo¹, Dionicio Galarza-Delgado¹, Jorge Esquivel-Valerio¹, Octavio Ilizaliturri-Guerra³ and Jorge Rodriguez-Olivo⁴, ¹Departamento de Medicina Interna del Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Servicio de Reumatología, Departamento de Medicina Interna del Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario UANL, Monterrey, Mexico, ³Departamento de Medicina Interna del Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Departamento de Medicina Interna del Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁴Servicio de Reumatología, Departamento de Medicina Interna del Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose .Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory systemic disease that leads to body composition alterations. Objective: The aim of our study was to identify the prevalence…
Abstract Number: 1412 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014
Sarcopenia and Its Impact on Disability in Rheumatoid Arthritis, a Pilot Study
Meltem Alkan Melikoglu¹ and Kazim Senel², ¹Rheumatology, Ataturk University Faculty of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey, ²Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ataturk University Medical School, Erzurum, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality due to several metabolic deteriorations one of which is sarcopenia. The aim of this…

Abstracts tagged "rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and sarcopenia"

The Impact of Frailty on Changes in Physical Function Among Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Changes in Body Composition and Metabolic Profile during Treatment with Tocilizumab in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Low Prevalence of Sarcopenic Obesity in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Moderate Clinical Activity

Sarcopenia and Its Impact on Disability in Rheumatoid Arthritis, a Pilot Study