The relationship between body mass index, disease activity, and exercise in ankylosing spondylitis.
Jean W LiewMilena A GianfrancescoSusan R HeckbertLianne S GenslerPublished in: Arthritis care & research (2021)
Higher BMI was associated with higher disease activity in a prospective AS cohort. We found that being overweight/obese largely influenced disease activity directly, rather than indirectly through exercise. Other mechanisms such as increased inflammation may better explain the obesity-disease activity association.
Keyphrases
- disease activity
- ankylosing spondylitis
- rheumatoid arthritis
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- body mass index
- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- weight gain
- weight loss
- physical activity
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- high intensity
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- adipose tissue
- insulin resistance
- bariatric surgery
- resistance training
- skeletal muscle
- high fat diet induced
- body composition