Inflammatory markers mediate the association between alternative adiposity indices and mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: data from NHANES 1999–2018
This study revealed a potential clinical value of a new obesity index, specifically the ABSI, in predicting the survival rates among individuals with RA. Inflammatory markers appear to play a partial mediating role in this relationship.
Authors
- Qiu-Yi Wang
- Xuemei Yuan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2412-6923)
- Chang‐Ming Chen
- Wukai Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6214-1314)
- Jiajie Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4116-6512)
- Xueming Yao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6964-1509)
- Zhou Heng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6222-3292)
- Feng Luo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9343-0721)
Institutions
- Guiyang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University (CN)
- Guangzhou Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Lipids in Health and Disease
- Published
- 2025-05-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12944-025-02584-9
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.34
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China