Subclinical Cardiovascular System Changes in Obese Patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Objective. We aimed to determine the prevalence of excess body mass in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) children and to investigate the influence of obesity into the early, subclinical changes in cardiovascular system in these patients. Methods. Fifty-eight JIA patients, aged median 13 years, wer...

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Main Authors: Barbara Głowińska-Olszewska, Artur Bossowski, Elżbieta Dobreńko, Andrzej Hryniewicz, Jerzy Konstantynowicz, Robert Milewski, Włodzimierz Łuczyński, Janina Piotrowska-Jastrzębska, Otylia Kowal-Bielecka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/436702
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