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September 5, 2025Rheumatology Science and PracticeOpen Access

Uric acid and the bone and muscle status in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

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ODO. V. DobrovolskayaНДН. В. ДеминMKM. V. Kozyreva

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Observational analysis found no link between uric acid and bone mineral density in women with RA, suggesting muscle mass may be influenced.

Key Points

  • No association between uric acid levels and bone mineral density was found in this group of women with rheumatoid arthritis.
  • Uric acid showed a significant positive correlation with total muscle mass, appendicular muscle index, and total muscle index.
  • The study included 182 women with rheumatoid arthritis, analyzing muscle and bone data alongside blood serum uric acid levels.
  • Findings suggest muscle maintenance may be more related to uric acid levels than bone health in women with rheumatoid arthritis.

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Dobrovolskaya et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68bb4e016d6d5674bcd028bdhttps://doi.org/10.47360/1995-4484-2025-374-379
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