APS

2023 APS Annual Convention · 2023

Multiple Sclerosis and Mobility Outcomes: A Dual X-Ray Absorptiometry Evaluation in an Obese Population

Washington, DC · May 2023

Poster · Clinical Science

  • Taylor Bradish
    The University of Missouri, Kansas City
  • Julia Cozart
    University of Missouri - Kansas City
  • Jade Robichaud
    University of Missouri-Kansas City
  • Robin Shook
    Children's Mercy Hospital
  • Catherine Siengsukon
    University of Kansas Medical Center
  • Christie Befort
    University of Kansas Medical Center
  • Sharon Lynch
    University of Kansas Medical Center
  • Rola Mahmoud
    Saint Luke's Marion Bloch Neuroscience Institute
  • Stephanie Punt
    University of Kansas Medical Center
  • Paige Posson
    Children's Mercy Hospital
  • Joanie Thelen
    University of Missouri - Kansas City
  • Amanda Bruce
    University of Kansas Medical Center
  • Betty Drees
    University of Missouri - Kansas City
  • Jared Bruce
    University of Missouri - Kansas City

Abstract

We evaluated the role of body composition on functional mobility in individuals with MS and obesity using DXA imaging. We discovered mixed results, in that that there were significant correlations between mobility outcomes and some body composition measures such as total body-fat while there were no correlations with others.

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