TY - JOUR AU - Solomon, Ahmed AU - Norton, Gavin R. AU - Woodiwiss, Angela J. AU - Dessein, Patrick H. PY - 2012 DA - 2012/03/19 TI - Obesity and carotid atherosclerosis in African black and Caucasian women with established rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study JO - Arthritis Research & Therapy SP - R67 VL - 14 IS - 2 AB - Reported findings on the relationship between adiposity and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ACVD) risk in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are contradictory and originate in developed populations. Approximately 80% of ACVD now occurs in developing countries. We aimed to ascertain the associations of clinical obesity measures with metabolic cardiovascular risk and atherosclerosis in African women with RA from a developing black and developed Caucasian population. SN - 1478-6354 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/ar3784 DO - 10.1186/ar3784 ID - Solomon2012 ER -