Is there a relation between pre-sarcopenia, sarcopenia, cachexia and osteoporosis in patients with ankylosing spondylitis?

Abdellah El MaghraouiFrançois Bertin Ebo'oSiham SadniAbderrahim MajjadToufik HamzaAziza Mounach

Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2016)

Our study showed that men with AS had a statistically significant reduction in total and appendicular lean mass that is related to higher disease activity and significantly associated to bone loss.

Keyphrases

ankylosing spondylitis
disease activity
rheumatoid arthritis
bone loss
systemic lupus erythematosus
rheumatoid arthritis patients
skeletal muscle
bone mineral density
postmenopausal women
body composition
middle aged