Lower total cholesterol and triglyceride levels in ankylosing spondylitis than non-inflammatory rheumatic disease controls in a 1978-98 study: a potential effect of increased physical energetics in manual occupations in the pre-2000 chronologic era

CONCLUSIONS: In the 1978-98 survey, AS had significantly lower mean serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels than NIRD control patients. Associated manual labour occupations may have significantly contributed to results, possibly related to increased energy expenditures from physical activity in the pre-2000 era.PMID:38634375 | DOI:10.55563/clinexprheumatol/u41mn1

Source: Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology - April 18, 2024 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Alfonse T Masi Ponnaiah C Mohan Tsr Murugan Chadrick R Evans Michael J Ryan Megan L Brezka Vaughn Hanna Gerald R Cooper Jean C Aldag Source Type: research