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ArticleAnnals of the rheumatic diseases2012

Obesity and risk of incident psoriatic arthritis in US women.

Wenqing Li, Jiali Han, Abrar A Qureshi

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Article in Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07443956 (Combination of Biologic and Anti-obesity Therapies in Psoriatic Arthritis), which is not on this map. Cited by 68 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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68citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07443956 narecruitingstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Combination of Biologic and Anti-obesity Therapies in Psoriatic Arthritis

Ran2026Enrolled45Registered outcomes5Posted comparisons0ConditionsObesity & Overweight, Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA)ArmsIxekizumab, Tirzepatide
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

68 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 225 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Lifestyle Modification for the Management of Psoriatic Arthritis.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2026
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  17. Update on Obesity in Psoriasis Patients.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wenqing LiDepartment of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Jiali Han
Abrar A Qureshi
Brigham and Women's Hospital · USHarvard University · US

Funding

Risk Factors for Breast Cancer in Younger NursesR01CA050385 · HARVARD UNIVERSITY (SCH OF PUBLIC HLTH) · 1989 to 2005
$10.4M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA050385NCI NIH HHS R01 CA50385
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesBoth overall and central obesity have been associated with the risk of psoriasis in a prospective study. Data on the association between obesity and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) have been sparse and no evidence on obesity measures and the risk of incident PsA is available now. This study aimed to evaluate the association between obesity and the risk of incident PsA in a large cohort of women.

methods89,049 participants were included from the Nurses Health Study II over a 14-year period (1991-2005). Information on body mass index (BMI), weight change and measures of central obesity (waist circumference, hip circumference and waist-hip ratio) was collected during the follow-up. The incidence of clinician-diagnosed PsA was ascertained and confirmed by supplementary questionnaires.

results146 incident PsA cases were identified during 1,231,693 person-years of follow-up. Among all participants, BMI was monotonically associated with an increased risk of incident PsA. Compared with BMI less than 25.0, the RR was 1.83 for BMI 25.0-29.9 (95% CI 1.15 to 2.89), 3.12 for BMI 30.0-34.9 (95% CI 1.90 to 5.11) and 6.46 for BMI over 35.0 (95% CI 4.11 to 10.16). There was a graded positive association between weight change from age 18 years, measures of central obesity and risk of PsA (p for trend <0.001). The analysis among participants developing psoriasis during follow-up revealed a similar association (p for trend <0.01), indicating an increased risk of PsA associated with obesity among patients with psoriasis.

conclusionThis study provides further evidence linking obesity with the risk of incident PsA among US women.

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NursesAdultArthritis, PsoriaticBody Mass IndexComorbidityFemaleHumansIncidenceLongitudinal StudiesObesityRisk AssessmentSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesWaist CircumferenceYoung Adult

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PMID22562978
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