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Serum Vitamin D levels in Rheumatoid arthritis and Relationship with disease activity

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Applied Physiology

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Aim: This study was designed to measure the serum level of vitamin D in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, and to correlate it with disease activity. Method: 41 patients of Rheumatoid arthritis fulfilling the ACR/EULAR classification criteria for RA and 20 healthy controls were included in the study. Disease activity was evaluated by DAS-28 score. 25 (OH) vitamin D and CRP levels were measured using ELISA Kit. Results: 9 patients had high disease activity (DAS-28 score >5.1), 25 patients had moderate disease activity (DAS 28 score 3.2-5.1, group B) and 7 patients had low disease activity (DAS-28 score ≤ 3.2). Mean serum level of vitamin D of RA patients was significantly low compared to healthy controls (P<0.0001). There was statistically significant negative correlation between vitamin D and DAS-28 (r = -0.388, P = 0.031). Conclusion: Serum level of vitamin D of RA patients was significantly low compared to healthy controls and vitamin D had statistically significant negative correlation with disease activity in RA.

DOI

10.21608/besps.2018.8206

Keywords

Rheumatoid Arthritis, Vitamin D

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Azza

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Elamir

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Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt.

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azzaelamer2013@gmail.com

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0000-0003-2985-6753

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Tarek

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Ibrahim

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Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt.

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Nermeen

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Fouad

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A.

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Department of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt.

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Mohamed

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Masoud

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Department of public health, Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt.

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Volume

38

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2

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1567

Issue Date

2022-04-01

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2018-06-26

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2022-04-01

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175

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184

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1110-0842

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2356-9514

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567

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Bulletin of Egyptian Society for Physiological Sciences

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https://besps.journals.ekb.eg/

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Serum Vitamin D levels in Rheumatoid arthritis and Relationship with disease activity

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22 Jan 2023