Intramuscular Fat Accumulation and Associations With Body Composition, Strength, and Physical Functioning in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Joshua F BakerSogol Mostoufi-MoabJin LongBabette ZemelSaid IbrahimElena TaratutaMary B LeonardPublished in: Arthritis care & research (2018)
The low muscle density observed in patients with RA was associated with low muscle mass, excess adiposity, poor strength, and greater disability. Interventions to address poor muscle quality could potentially affect important functional outcomes.
Keyphrases
- body composition
- resistance training
- skeletal muscle
- physical activity
- bone mineral density
- multiple sclerosis
- adipose tissue
- insulin resistance
- mental health
- type diabetes
- ankylosing spondylitis
- body mass index
- fatty acid
- interstitial lung disease
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- disease activity
- weight loss
- high intensity
- systemic sclerosis