Association of lifestyle related factors and psoriatic arthritis

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Two things I don't understand.

1 - Why is alcohol the highest percentage score, but then not mentioned as one of the factors.

2 - What about stress? I guess because it isn't as easy as measuring the other factors, but then people are self-reporting smoking, alcohol and activity so it is reliant on anecdotal data anyway. 

I found alcohol and weight to be almost inversely correlated with my PsA (the more weight I lost and giving alcohol seemed (emphasis - correlation isn't causation) to have no impact, but stress definitely triggers a flare. And I don't knowingly stress eat, and weight doesn't go up, and don't drink when I get stressed out.

Very good points Waine.

1. For me the removal of alcohol was significant.

2. And indeed, stress is a very strong factor.

I never drank, smoked I am a little chubby i don't like the word fat lol would you believe i have Cirrhosis now stress i have a lot of that. I think we all have stress in our life just to much on our minds. someone once told me I need to relax I told them I can't I have been hyper active all my life but it seems like my body is slowing down and it's hard to cope with. I need to start enjoying life before it's too late.I take SKYRIZI that has helped me immensely but the Psoriatic Arthritis not much help. But I see a new Rheumatologist now and she is trying to work with me with a new medication. She is taking liver counts on me.Hopefully the pill will help me.