Malnutrition and sarcopenia in rheumatoid arthritis: prevalence, risk factors, and the limitations of body mass index: a cross-sectional study.
BACKGROUND & AIMS Malnutrition and sarcopenia are increasingly recognized as important but frequently underdiagnosed comorbidities in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, data based on contemporary diagnostic criteria and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)-derived body composition remain limited. This...