Physical Activity Habits Among Older Adults Living With Rheumatic Disease.

Anand KumthekarSofia PedroKaleb MichaudGulsen OzenPatricia KatzJoshua F Baker Philip S Helliwell

Published in: The Journal of rheumatology (2023)

Among patients with RMDs, levels of high PA were relatively low among older patients. These observations, though descriptive, support a relationship between physical inactivity and obesity, depression, poor sleep, and fatigue in patients with RMDs.

Keyphrases

physical activity
sleep quality
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
depressive symptoms
weight loss
rheumatoid arthritis
type diabetes
body mass index
high fat diet induced
cross sectional
weight gain
mental health
skeletal muscle