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Bone mineral density in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: relation between disease severity and low bone mineral density

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Lodder, M C, de Jong, Z, Kostense, P J, Molenaar, E T H, Staal, K, Voskuyl, A E, Hazes, J M W, Dijkmans, B A C +1 more·2004·Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Abstract

Objective To examine variables associated with bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Methods We investigated 373 patients with low to moderately active RA. Patients with low disease activity were recruited from a cohort of patients in clinical remission. Patients with moderately active disease were included in a trial comparing the effects of long term high intensity exercise programme and conventional physical therapy. Demographic and clinical data were collected. Bone mineral density (BMD) was measured by means of dual x ray absorptiometry (DXA). Associations between demographic and clinical measurements on the one hand and BMD on the other were investigated in regression analyses.Results The patient group consisted of middle aged, mainly female, patients. The median (interquartile range) disease duration was 7 (4 to 13) years, the mean disease activity score (standard deviation) was 3.2 (1.4). Of the group, 66% was rheumatoid factor positive, and 83% (n = 304) had never used corticosteroids. The median Larsen score of hands and feet was 27 (5 to 61). Greater age and low body mass index were related to low BMD at the hip and spine. High Larsen score for hands and feet was significantly associated with low BMD at the hip. The use of corticosteroids was not independently associated with BMD. The results of the multiple regression analyses also applied to the subgroup of corticosteroid naive patients.Conclusion BMD data of patients with low to moderately active RA demonstrated an association between high radiological RA damage and low BMD at the hip, which suggests an association between the severity of RA and the risk of generalised bone loss, which also occurred in corticosteroid naive patients.

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Lodder, M. C., de Jong, Z., Kostense, P. J., Molenaar, E. T. H., Staal, K., Voskuyl, A. E., Hazes, J. M. W., Dijkmans, B. A. C., & Lems, W. F.
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  • Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
  • Erasmus MC (NL)
Corresponding author
Lodder, M C
Venue
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2004-12
Volume
63
Issue
12
Pages
1576-1580
ISSN
0003-4967 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2101980834
Cited by
202
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29
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3.29
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Rheumatology › Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Bone health and osteoporosis research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Emergency Medicine › HIV-related health complications and treatments
Keywords
rheumatoid arthritis, bone mineral density, osteopenia, disease severity, Larsen score, radiographic damage, corticosteroid use, bone loss, hip bone density, body mass index, age
MeSH terms
Adrenal Cortex Hormones, Adult, Aged, Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Female, Femur Neck, Humans, Lumbar Vertebrae, Male, Middle Aged, Osteoporosis, Severity of Illness Index, Bone Density, Body Mass Index, Linear Models, Antirheumatic Agents

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