Metabolic syndrome in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: Association with disease activity, disease damage and age.
Maryam MobiniFatemeh NiksolatReza Ali MohammadpourSaeed Dashti DargahlooDorsa MarzbanPublished in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2018)
The frequency of MetS was not significantly different from that of the control group, but almost half of the patients were found with this syndrome. This calls for further follow up and appropriate treatment of patients with MetS.
Keyphrases
- disease activity
- metabolic syndrome
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- rheumatoid arthritis
- end stage renal disease
- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- ankylosing spondylitis
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- oxidative stress
- type diabetes
- insulin resistance
- prognostic factors
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- cardiovascular disease
- adipose tissue
- patient reported outcomes
- cardiovascular risk factors
- skeletal muscle