Table 5 |
||
|
Anthropometry and body composition measurement in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients |
||
|
Women (n = 61) |
Men (n = 19) |
|
|
|
||
|
Weight change since disease onset, kg |
2.3 (-0.8 to 5.9) |
4.4 (-2.2 to 8.0) |
|
BMI, kg/m2 |
25.0 (23.6 to 26.3) |
27.0 (25.7 to 29.1) |
|
Waist circumference, cm |
85 (81 to 89) |
105 (100 to 110) |
|
Central obesity (WC >80 cm in women, >94 cm in men), N (%) |
35 (57) |
17 (89) |
|
FM, total, kg |
25.8 (22.8 to 28.7) |
27.9 (23.4 to 32.5) |
|
FM, total, % |
37.8 (35.7 to 39.9) |
31.7 (28.1 to 35.2) |
|
FMI, kg/m2 |
8.8 (6.5 to 11.4)a |
8.6 (7.2 to 9.9) |
|
FFM, total, kg |
42.0 (40.6 to 43.5) |
61.2 (58.6 to 63.8) |
|
FFMI, kg/m2 |
15.5 (15.1 to 15.9) |
18.9 (18.2 to 19.6) |
|
|
||
|
Data is presented as mean (95% confidence interval) for normally distributed variables and as median (interquartile range) for non-parametric variables. aMedian BMI, body mass index; FFM, fat free mass; FFMI, fat free mass index; FM, fat mass; FMI, fat mass index; WC, waist circumference. |
||
|
Elkan et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009 11:R37 doi:10.1186/ar2643 |
||
