Case Report
Resistance Exercise Reduces Skeletal Muscle Cachexia and Improves Muscle Function in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Table 1
Physical characteristics.
| | Before training | After training |
| | Body weight (kg) | 71 | 73.6 | | BMI (kg/m2) | 27.7 | 28.7 | | Fat (%) | 29.9 | 30.9 | | Fat mass (kg) | 21.23 | 22.74 | | Fat free mass (kg) | 49.8 | 50.9 | | REE (kcal/D) | 1339 | 1479 | | DAS 28 (0–28) | 3.39 | 2 | | Pain (VAS 0–100 mm) | 40 | 10 | | 50 feet walk (s) | 9.54 | 8.34 | | 30 Sec CST (reps) | 15 | 15 | | VO2peak (L/min) | 1.76 | 1.84 |
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BMI: body mass index; REE: resting energy expenditure; DAS28: disease activity score; VO2 peak: peak oxygen consumption.
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