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Low level of physical activity in women with rheumatoid arthritis is associated with cardiovascular risk factors but not with body fat mass - a cross sectional study

BACKGROUND: As many patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have increased fat mass (FM) and increased frequency of cardiovascular diseases we evaluated if total physical activity (MET-hours) had impact on body composition and cardiovascular risk factors in women with RA. METHODS: Sixty-one out-ward...

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Autores principales: Elkan, Ann-Charlotte, Håkansson, Niclas, Frostegård, Johan, Hafström, Ingiäld
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3027198/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21235741
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-12-13