Adiposity in Juvenile Psoriatic Arthritis.

CONCLUSION: In this registry, almost 1 in 5 patients with JPsA were obese and more than one-third were overweight. This is significantly more than expected compared to the US pediatric population, and appropriate longterm followup of this JPsA subgroup is warranted.
PMID: 29247150 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: J Rheumatol - December 15, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Samad A, Stoll ML, Lavi I, Hsu JJ, Strand V, Robinson TN, Mellins ED, Zisman D, for the CARRA Legacy Registry Investigators Tags: J Rheumatol Source Type: research