Combined associations of obesity and physical activity with pain, fatigue, stiffness and anxiety in adults with spondyloarthropathies: UK Biobank study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Inflammatory spondyloarthropathies are associated with pain, fatigue, stiffness and anxiety. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and the EULAR provide limited lifestyle guidance for managing symptoms with inflammatory spondyloarthropathies. We investigated the combined associations of obesity and physical activity with symptom severity in inflammatory spondyloarthropathies.

Methods

The relationship between BMI, physical activity and symptom severity (spinal and general pain, fatigue, anxiety, mobility) was examined in people with ISpAs (n = 1577). BMI categories were normal weight (18.5-24.9 kg/m²), overweight (25.0-29.9 kg/m²) and obese (≥30 kg/m²). Physical activity was assessed via the International Physi

SUBMITTER: Roberts MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11401743 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature