Open AccessLean mass and disease activity are the best predictors of bone mineral loss in the premenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis
Author(s) -
Meha Sharma,
Urmila Dhakad,
Anupam Wakhlu,
Danveer Bhadu,
Deep Dutta,
Siddharth Kumar Das
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/ijem.ijem_665_17
Subject(s) - medicine , rheumatoid arthritis , bone mineral , lean body mass , osteoporosis , bone mass , physical therapy , body weight
Factors determining bone mineral (BM) loss in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are not well known. This study aimed to determine the occurrence and predictors of BM loss in the young premenopausal women with RA.