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1. 1. Nutritional status, body composition and diet in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

   Författare :Ann-Charlotte Elkan; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Rheumatoid arthritis; rheumatoid cachexia; body composition; fat-free mass; fat-free mass index; nutritional questionnaires; body mass index; dyslipidemia; oxLDL; anti-phosphorylcholine;

   Sammanfattning : Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease with higher mortality rate than in the general population, which is largely attributed to cardiovascular disease (CVD). Another consequence of the inflammatory process is change in body composition with decreased muscle mass and increased fat mass. LÄS MER