Loss of Lean Mass in Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Associated With Loss of Total and Visceral Fat
In RA, loss of lean mass tends to occur in the context of a loss of weight and a loss of both total and visceral adiposity. These observations help to inform our understanding of the mechanisms leading to loss of muscle and rheumatoid cachexia in RA as well as to inform potential screening practices.
Authors
- Mary Beth Leonard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8972-6582)
- Jon T. Giles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8792-0402)
- Jin Long
- Babette Zemel
- Katherine D. Wysham
- Patricia Katz
- Joshua F. Baker
Institutions
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- Palo Alto University (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- VA Puget Sound Health Care System (US)
- Philadelphia VA Medical Center (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.70229
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- University of Pennsylvania
- Johns Hopkins University
- National Institutes of Health
- Clinical Science Research and Development
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- National Center for Research Resources