Reproducibility of total and regional body composition using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry in rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis.

Hontongnon Julien DjossouM A TaziM Ahmed GhassemN El OuardiL TaoubaneA MajjadS SadniH ToufikL AchemlalA El Maghraoui

Published in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2021)

Total body tissue mass, FM percentage, FM, LM, and BMC measurements obtained by DXA are highly reproducible in RA and AS.

Keyphrases

dual energy
ankylosing spondylitis
body composition
rheumatoid arthritis
disease activity
computed tomography
resistance training
bone mineral density
image quality
systemic lupus erythematosus
contrast enhanced
interstitial lung disease
mass spectrometry
postmenopausal women
high intensity