Impaired cardiorespiratory and neuromuscular fitness in children and adolescents with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a cross-sectional case-control study in the era of biologic drug therapies

• Main Authors: Kati Räsänen (Author), Kati Markula-Patjas (Author), Saija Kantanen (Author), Kalle Sipilä (Author), Timo A. Lakka (Author), Pekka Arikoski (Author), Eija Piippo-Savolainen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In recent years, biologic drug therapies have altered the course of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) possibly also improving the patients' physical fitness. However, studies measuring both cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness in children with JIA are sparse and have fai...