Association of central adiposity with psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study of the UK Biobank

Rheumatology Oxford Journal

Fecha de publicación: 25 May 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kez192

Autores: Lyn D Ferguson, Rosemary Brown, Carlos Celis-Morales, Paul Welsh, Donald M Lyall, Jill P Pell, Iain B McInnes, Stefan Siebert, Naveed Sattar.

Background: To determine the independent association of central adiposity, assessed by waist circumference, with odds of psoriasis, PsA and RA prevalence after controlling for general adiposity (BMI).