Leg muscle strength is reduced and is associated with physical quality of life in Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis.
Arno C HesselsJohannes H van der HoevenJan Stephan F SandersElisabeth BrouwerAbraham RutgersCoen A StegemanPublished in: PloS one (2019)
Knee extension force and physical activity are positively associated with quality of life in AAV. Knee extension force decreases with longer disease duration, suggesting that disease- and treatment-related damage have a cumulative negative effect on muscle strength.