Are men at greater risk of lean mass deficits in rheumatoid arthritis?
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OBJECTIVE: We aimed to determine if there were sex differences in lean body mass (LBM) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) when compared with sex- and race-specific National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) reference data, and to investigate the impact of sex differences in risk factors for LBM deficits. METHODS: Dual x-ray absorptiometry measures of whole body LBM and appendicular LBM (arms and legs, appendicular lean mass [ALM]) were obtained on a total of 190 subjects from 2 independent cohorts (141 from San Francisco [SF], 49 from Philadelphia [PA]), expressed as indices adjusted for height (LBM index and ALM index, kg/m(2) ), and converted to sex- and race-specific Z scores relative to age and based on NHANES data. Sarcopenia was defined using 4 different sex-specific definitions. Multivariable linear and logistic regression analyses adjusted for disease activity, disease duration, physical activity, anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide seropositivity, fat mass index, and glucocorticoid use. RESULTS: While there were significant differences between the 2 cohorts, ALM index Z scores were significantly lower in men compared to women in both (SF: -1.43 versus -0.43, P < 0.0001; PA: -0.83 versus -0.06, P = 0.03). Observed sex differences were significant after adjustment in multivariable analyses within both cohorts. Odds of sarcopenia were 3 to 8 times greater in men in the SF cohort. Men in the PA cohort also had a higher, but nonsignificant, risk of sarcopenia. CONCLUSION: RA is associated with significant LBM deficits, with greater deficits observed in men. Future study may help elucidate the mechanisms driving greater deficits among men.
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- Authors
- Baker, J. F., Long, J., Ibrahim, S., Leonard, M. B., & Katz, P.
- Affiliations
- Philadelphia VA Medical Center (US)
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Corresponding author
- Katz, Patricia
- Venue
- Arthritis Care & Research
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2014-12-27
- Volume
- 67
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 112-119
- ISSN
- 0893-7524 (ISSN-L)
- 2151-464X
- 2151-4658
- PMC
- PMC4280305
- OpenAlex
- W1501117811
- Cited by
- 44
- References
- 42
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 3.32
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Arthritis Care & Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Veterans Affairs Career Development Award
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Rheumatology › Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Keywords
- rheumatoid arthritis, lean body mass, sex differences, sarcopenia, appendicular lean mass, men, disease activity, glucocorticoid use
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Aged, Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Body Composition, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Nutrition Surveys, Pilot Projects, Risk Factors, Sex Characteristics, Cohort Studies, Absorptiometry, Photon, Sarcopenia
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