TO EVALUATE VITAMIN D LEVELS IN DIAGNOSED PATIENTS OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
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https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2023.v16i5.46993Keywords:
Rheumatoid arthritis, Vitamin D, Age, GenderAbstract
Objectives: This study was designed and conducted to evaluate Vitamin D levels in diagnosed patients of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to correlate them with age and gender.
Methods: 50 patients with confirmed diagnosis of RA arthritis (comprising study group) and 50 non-RA individuals (comprising control group) were included in the study. Serum Vitamin D levels were determined in the patients.
Results: In our present study, maximum number of patients was in the age group of 41–50 years. The mean±SD of serum Vitamin D levels in patients (n=50) was 11.45±6.07 ng/mL (taking normal value of Vitamin D is 30 ng/mL-100 ng/mL). The serum Vitamin D levels were decreased in RA patients.
Conclusion: Serum Vitamin D level was found to be decreased in patients of RA. The decrease is more significant with advancing age and is more in females than males.
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