Obesity associated with lower remission, higher disability rates in Rheumatoid Arthritis

"High BMI was associated with lower rates of participants achieving remission DAS (OR = 0.97) and low DAS after adjustments. However, the relationship with low DAS did not reach statistical significance (OR = 0.98). Obesity significantly reduced rates of achieving remission DAS (OR = 0.71).

Higher BMI was associated with an increased risk of disability (OR = 1.04), and obesity increased risk of disability by 63% (OR = 1.63). After adjustment, higher DAS was predictive of higher disability (OR = 3.67)."