Obesity associated with worse flare symptoms and quality of life in people with early rheumatoid arthritis

A recent study from Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and others has found a correlation between obesity and more severe disease flare symptoms that negatively affect quality of life in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a systemic, autoimmune, inflammatory disorder affecting multiple joints in the body. The study was presented at ACR Convergence 2023, the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology.