Impaired cardiorespiratory fitness in psoriatic arthritis: insights from cardiopulmonary exercise testing.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Data on cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are scarce. This study aimed to determine the CRF level in patients with PsA and to examine the relation between CRF and disease parameters, cardiometabolic risk profile as well as patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs).

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, CRF was measured as peak oxygen uptake (VO₂peak) during an incremental maximal cardiopulmonary exercise test and compared with reference charts of the general population using the one-sided t-test. Multivariable linear regression models were built to evaluate the associations between VO₂peak (mL/min/kg, log-transformed) and disease parameters, cardiometabolic risk parameters and PROMs. Statistical significance was de

SUBMITTER: Kaerts M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12542730 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature