Reduced skeletal muscle independently predicts 1-year aggravated joint destruction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Background: Numerous cross-sectional studies have reported the associations between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and reduced skeletal muscle. We firstly explored the dynamic change of skeletal muscle and its effect on RA clinical outcomes in a real-world prospective cohort. Methods: Consecutive RA pati...

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Main Authors: Jian-Zi Lin, Yin Liu, Jian-Da Ma, Ying-Qian Mo, Chu-Tao Chen, Le-Feng Chen, Qian-Hua Li, Ze-Hong Yang, Dong-Hui Zheng, Li Ling, Pierre Miossec, Lie Dai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-08-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1759720X20946220