Body mass index as a predictor of MS activity and progression among participants in BENEFIT.

Juan Manuel EscobarMarianna CorteseGilles EdanMark S FreedmanHans-Peter HartungXavier MontalbánRupert SandbrinkE-W RadüFrederik BarkhofEva-Maria WickleinLudwig KapposAlberto AscherioKassandra L Munger

Published in: Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England) (2022)

Obesity was associated with faster conversion to MS (MDMS) and a higher relapse rate.

Keyphrases

body mass index
mass spectrometry
weight gain
multiple sclerosis
ms ms
insulin resistance
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
type diabetes
physical activity
high fat diet induced
free survival
adipose tissue