Synergy of sarcopenia and vitamin D deficiency in vertebral osteoporotic fractures in rheumatoid arthritis.
Yi-Ran ChuSheng-Qian XuJian-Xiong WangHe-Xiang ZongKe-Ming ChenCong WangWan-Qiu TongXi-le WangPublished in: Clinical rheumatology (2022)
• RA patients had a higher incidence of OP and VF, also a high prevalence of sarcopenia and vitamin D deficiency. • Vitamin D deficiency and sarcopenia may might have a synergistic effect on VF in RA. • Aging and sarcopenia are risk factors for VF in RA patients, and sarcopenia were associated with disease activity and structural damage.
Keyphrases
- rheumatoid arthritis
- disease activity
- end stage renal disease
- skeletal muscle
- ankylosing spondylitis
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- community dwelling
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- patient reported outcomes
- body composition