ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2021
Association between sarcopenia, physical performance and falls in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a 1-year prospective study.
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- Disease Activity, Inflammation Markers, and Quality of Life Are Associated with Muscle Strength in Croatian Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients-A National-Based Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- The Effect of Rheumatoid Arthritis on Features Associated with Sarcopenia: A Mendelian Randomization Study.Calcified tissue international · 2024Article
- Association between sarcopenia grade and fall history among older adults in West China: A retrospective study.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Balance and prospective falls in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundPatients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk of falls and fractures. Sarcopenia occurs more frequently in RA patients due to the inflammatory processes. Early diagnosis and prevention programmes are essential to avoid serious complications. The present study aims to identify risk factors for falls related to sarcopenia and physical performance.
methodsIn a 1-year prospective study, a total of 289 patients with RA, ages 24-85 years, were followed using quarterly fall diaries to report falls. At the baseline, medical data such as RA disease duration and Disease Activity Score (DAS28
resultsA total of 238 subjects with RA completed the 1-year follow-up, 48 (20.2%) experienced at least one fall during the observational period. No association was found between sarcopenia and prospective falls. Age (OR = 1.04, CI 1.01-1.07), HAQ (OR = 1.62, 1.1-2.38), and low FICSIT-4 score (OR = 2.38, 1.13-5.0) showed significant associations with falls.
conclusionsIn clinical practice, a fall assessment including age, self-reported activities of daily life and a physical performance measure can identify RA patients at risk of falling.
trial registrationThe study has been registered at the German Clinical Trials Register and the WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) since 16 March 2017 ( DRKS00011873 ).
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