Sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity in rheumatoid arthritis patients: prevalence and their relationship with joint damage and functional impairment
The prevalence of sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity is high among Mexican patients with RA, and the current study shows that sarcopenia phenotypes are linked to worse functional impairment and significantly higher joint damage score. Early detection, nutritional intervention, and treatment of muscle dysfunction could enhance the quality of life and outcomes for RA patients.
Authors
- Antonio Alarcón-Paredes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9785-1252)
- Ramcés Falfán‐Valencia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6877-8124)
- Iris Paola Guzmán‐Guzmán (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1535-4226)
- José Rafael Villafán-Bernal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6135-4270)
- Andrés Felipe Villaquirán Hurtado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6156-6425)
- Héctor Ugo Rojas-Delgado
- Gustavo Adolfo Alonso-Silverio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2699-140X)
- Óscar Zaragoza-García (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9006-2165)
- Ilse Adriana Gutiérrez-Pérez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2352-7708)
Institutions
- University of Cauca (CO)
- Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero (MX)
- Universidad Privada del Estado de Morelos (MX)
- Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias (MX)
- National Institute of Genomic Medicine (MX)
- Instituto Politécnico Nacional (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia
- Published
- 2025-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.afos.2025.10.004
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00