Obesity, Psoriatic Arthritis Linked

By Nancy Walsh, Staff Writer, MedPage TodayAction Points Women who are obese are at increased risk of developing psoriatic arthritis whether or not they already have psoriasis, a large, prospective study indicated.Compared with women whose body mass index (BMI) is below 25, relative risks for psoriatic arthritis were 1.83 (95% CI 1.15 to 2.89) for those with a BMI tween 25 and 30 and 3.12 (95% CI 1.90 to 5.11) for BMI between 30 and 35, according to Abrar A. Qureshi, MD, and colleagues from

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