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Body weight, height, disease activity, physical function, and quality of life (QoL) were assessed. Patients were divided into normal weight (BMI &lt; 25 kg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>), overweight (BMI \u2265 25 to &lt; 30 kg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>), and obese (BMI \u2265 30 kg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>). BMI data for the general population in the same demographic region, matched for age and sex, were obtained from the LifeLines Cohort Study.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results.<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of the 461 patients with axSpA, 37% were overweight and 22% were obese. In the LifeLines cohort (n = 136,577), 43% were overweight and 15% were obese. Overweight and obese patients were older, had longer symptom duration, and had more comorbidities, especially hypertension. Further, obese patients had significantly higher disease activity, worse physical function, and worse QoL than overweight and normal weight patients (mean Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index 4.5, 3.5, 3.8; mean Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score 2.8, 2.2, 2.3; median C-reactive protein 5, 3, 3 mg\/l; median erythrocyte sedimentation rate 13, 8, 8 mm\/h; median Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index 5.2, 2.9, 2.9; median Ankylosing Spondylitis QoL Questionnaire 8, 4, 5, respectively). 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