Does body mass index (BMI) influence the Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score in axial spondyloarthritis?: Data from the SPACE cohort

OBJECTIVE: Obesity is associated with elevated C reactive protein (CRP) levels. The Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS) combines patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and CRP. We evaluated the effect of body mass index (BMI) on CRP and on ASDAS, and studied if ASDAS can be used in obese...

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Published in:RMD Open
Main Authors: Rubio Vargas, Roxana, van den Berg, Rosaline, van Lunteren, Miranda, Ez-Zaitouni, Zineb, Bakker, Pauline A C, Dagfinrud, Hanne, Ramonda, Roberta, Landewé, Robert, Molenaar, Esmeralda, van Gaalen, Floris A, van der Heijde, Désirée
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
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Spondyloarthritis
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4932251/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27403336
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2016-000283
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