Weight Change During the Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Period and Risk of Subsequent Mortality in Women With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Matched Comparators

ConclusionSevere weight loss during the early RA period was associated with an increased subsequent mortality risk for women with and those without RA. These results extend prior observations by including non‐RA comparators and finding no protective association between weight gain and mortality, providing evidence against an RA‐specific obesity paradox for mortality.

Source: Arthritis and Rheumatism - December 7, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Jeffrey A. Sparks, Shun ‐Chiao Chang, Uyen‐Sa Nguyen, Medha Barbhaiya, Sara K. Tedeschi, Bing Lu, David J. Kreps, Karen H. Costenbader, Yuqing Zhang, Hyon K. Choi, Elizabeth W. Karlson Tags: Original Article Source Type: research