Metabolic syndrome in a cohort of rheumatoid arthritis patients
| Autor: | Dana Alexandra Ciobanu, Andreea Lili Barbulescu, Beatrice Andreea Trasca, Cristina Dorina Parvanescu, Sineta Cristina Firulescu, Stefan Cristian Dinescu, Cristina Elena Bita, Laura Cringus, Andrei Adrian Tica, Florentin Ananu Vreju |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Romanian Journal of Rheumatology, Vol 31, Iss 3, Pp 124-128 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1843-0791 2069-6086 |
| DOI: | 10.37897/RJR.2022.3.7 |
| Popis: | Objectives. We aimed to assess the presence of MetS and traditional CV risk factors in a group of RA patients, compared to controls and their possible inter-relation with disease activity variables. Methods. We performed an observational study on 38 consecutive patients diagnosed with RA in Rheumatology Department of the Emergency County Hospital Craiova, based on ACR/EULAR criteria, in a one year interval between 2019-2020, and a control group including 30 subjects. Patients’ data were obtained from each subject according to the study protocol and included demographic, clinical, laboratory parameters. The presence of MetS was assessed according to the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel (NCPATP) III. Results. Regarding the components of metabolic syndrome, as defined by NCPATP III, the differences established for the RA vs control groups were: increased waist circumference in 21 (52.25%) vs 13 (43.33%) subjects (p=0.002); high triglycerides (or under treatment) in 10 (26.31%) vs 6 (20%) subjects, p=0.004; low HDL cholesterol in 15 (39.47%) vs 7 (23.33%) subjects, p=0.002; high blood pressure (or under treatment) in 25 (65.79%) vs 12 (40%) subjects, p |
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