Preliminary evidence for cachexia in patients with well-established ankylosing spondylitis

Rheumatology

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1385-1388

  Marcora, S ^a   Casanova, F ^a   Williams, E ^b   Jones, J ^a,c   Elamanchi, R ^d   Lemmey, A ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b WREXHAM MAELOR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c YSBYTY GWYNEDD   (United Kingdom)

^d NEVILL HALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Body composition; Body fat; Cachexia; Disability; Lean mass; Physical function; Skeletal muscle; Spine; Strength

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CACHEXIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE DURATION; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; DYNAMOMETRY; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM; BODY COMPOSITION; CACHEXIA; DENSITOMETRY, X-RAY; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING;

EID: 33750215533     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kel127     Document Type: Article

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