Overweight and Obesity Reduce the Likelihood of Achieving Sustained Remission in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results from the Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort Study

ConclusionRates of overweight and obesity were high (69%) in this ERA cohort. Overweight patients were 25%, and obese patients were 47% less likely to achieve sREM in the first 3 years despite similar initial DMARD treatment and subsequent biologic use. This is the largest study demonstrating the negative impact of excess weight on RA disease activity and supports a call to action to better identify and address this risk in RA patients.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Source: Arthritis Care and Research - November 30, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Elizabeth Schulman, Susan J. Bartlett, Orit Schieir, Kathleen M. Andersen, Gilles Boire, Janet E. Pope, Carol Hitchon, Shahin Jamal, Carter J. Thorne, Diane Tin, Edward C. Keystone, Boulos Haraoui, Susan M Goodman, Vivian P. Bykerk, CATCH Investigators Tags: Original Article Source Type: research