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Obesity Can Make Axial Spondyloarthropathy Worse, Irish Study Finds

Obesity can make the spinal arthritis disease axial spondyloarthropathy worse, Irish researchers report. Obese patients are likely to have worse symptoms, less physical function, and lower quality of life, according to a team at St. James’s Hospital in Dublin. Overall, two-thirds of axSpa patients are either overweight or obese, the study…