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Effects Of Obesity On Health-Related Quality Of Life In Juvenile-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, R. Mina, M. S. Klein-Gitelman, S. Nelson, B. A. Eberhard, G. Higgins, N. G. Singer, K. Onel, L. Tucker, K. M. O'Neil, H. I. Brunner, +4 Additional Authors Jan 2015

Effects Of Obesity On Health-Related Quality Of Life In Juvenile-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, R. Mina, M. S. Klein-Gitelman, S. Nelson, B. A. Eberhard, G. Higgins, N. G. Singer, K. Onel, L. Tucker, K. M. O'Neil, H. I. Brunner, +4 Additional Authors

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OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the effects of obesity on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measures in juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (jSLE). METHODS: Obesity was defined as a body mass index (BMI) >/=95th percentile according to the Sex-specific Center for Disease Control BMI-For-Age Charts and determined in a multicenter cohort of jSLE patients. In this secondary analysis, the domain and summary scores of the Pediatric Quality of Life (PedsQL) Inventory and the Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ) of obese jSLE patients were compared to those of non-obese jSLE patients as well as historical obese and non-obese healthy controls. Mixed-effects modeling was performed …


Safety And Efficacy Of Belimumab To Treat Systemic Lupus Erythematosus In Academic Clinical Practices, J. S. Hui-Yuen, A. Reddy, J. Taylor, X. Li, A. H. Eichenfield, L. M. Bermudez, A. J. Starr, L. F. Imundo, R. A. Furie, A. Askanase, +7 Additional Authors Jan 2015

Safety And Efficacy Of Belimumab To Treat Systemic Lupus Erythematosus In Academic Clinical Practices, J. S. Hui-Yuen, A. Reddy, J. Taylor, X. Li, A. H. Eichenfield, L. M. Bermudez, A. J. Starr, L. F. Imundo, R. A. Furie, A. Askanase, +7 Additional Authors

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