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Modern Rheumatology Volume 29, 2019 - Issue 4
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Original Article

Prevalence and factors associated with sarcopenia in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Mie ToriiDepartment of Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; View further author information
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Motomu HashimotoDepartment of the Control for Rheumatic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; Correspondence[email protected]
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Akiko HanaiDepartment of Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; View further author information
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Takao FujiiDepartment of the Control for Rheumatic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; View further author information
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Moritoshi FuruDepartment of the Control for Rheumatic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; View further author information
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Hiromu ItoDepartment of the Control for Rheumatic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; ;Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; View further author information
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Ryuji UozumiDepartment of Biomedical and Bioinformatics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; View further author information
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Masahide HamaguchiDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan; View further author information
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Chikashi TeraoUnit of Human Disease Genomics Center for Genomic Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; View further author information
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Wataru YamamotoDepartment of the Control for Rheumatic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; ;Department of Health Information Management, Kurashiki Sweet Hospital, Kurashiki, Japan; View further author information
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Miyabi UdaDepartment of Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; View further author information
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Kazuko NinDepartment of Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; View further author information
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Satoshi MoritaDepartment of Biomedical and Bioinformatics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; View further author information
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Hidenori AraiNational Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Japan; Correspondence[email protected]
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Tsuneyo MimoriDepartment of the Control for Rheumatic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan; ;Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, JapanView further author information
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Pages 589-595 | Received 26 Oct 2017, Accepted 19 Jul 2018, Published online: 11 Sep 2018
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Baseline demographics and disease characteristics

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Scatter plots depicting the correlation between grip strength and knee extension strength are shown for the right (A) and left (B) side. Spearman correlation coefficient = 0.50 (Right), 0.47 (Left).

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The proportion of patients with sarcopenia and low muscle mass, stratified according to age group, is shown.

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