title: Reply.
authors.affiliation: Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA.|University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Joshua F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Baker
authors.affiliation: Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA.|University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Said
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
authors.forename: Erica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Billig
authors.affiliation: Nebraska-Western Iowa VA Medical Center, Omaha, NE.|University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.|National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS.
authors.forename: Kaleb
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Michaud
authors.affiliation: Denver VA Medical Center, Denver, CO.
authors.forename: Liron
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Caplan
authors.affiliation: Salt Lake City VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT.|University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
authors.forename: Grant W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Cannon
authors.affiliation: Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stokes
authors.affiliation: G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, Jackson, MS.|University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS.
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Majithia
authors.affiliation: Nebraska-Western Iowa VA Medical Center, Omaha, NE.|University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE.
authors.forename: Ted R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Mikuls
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000401:mortality* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015431:Weight Loss / Q000502:physiology*