Neglected extra-articular manifestations in rheumatoid arthritis patients with normal body mass index: reduced skeletal muscle overlapping overfat

• Main Authors: Jian-Zi Lin (Author), Chu-Tao Chen (Author), Jian-Da Ma (Author), Ying-Qian Mo (Author), Qian-Hua Li (Author), Le-Feng Chen (Author), Ze-Hong Yang (Author), Wan-Mei Cheng (Author), Xiao-Ling He (Author), Dong-Hui Zheng (Author), Lie Dai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Chronic inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can induce reduced muscle mass (myopenia) and ectopic fat deposition probably showing normal body mass index (BMI). We aimed to investigate their body composition (BC) characteristics and clinical significance. Methods: BMI and BC were co...