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Obesity is associated with higher CRP levels and ESR in women with RA. This association is related to fat mass and not RA disease activity. Low BMI is associated with higher CRP levels in men with RA; this unexpected finding remains incompletely explained but likely is not a direct effect of adiposity.
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