%0 Journal Article
%T Prevalence of Low Vitamin D and Disability Among Egyptian Female Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
%A Abdalaziz AF
%A Mahmoud E
%A Mansour AE
%A Mustafa MS
%A Nassar Y
%A Yasein YA
%A Abogamal AF
%J Bone and Rheumatology Research (IJBRR)
%D 2018
%R http://dx.doi.org/10.19070/2470-4520-1600012
%X Abstract Background: Vitamin D deficiency was reported to be common in rheumatoid arthritis patients and an association with female sex, disease severity, higher disease activity and worse quality of life was suggested. Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of different levels of vitamin D and disability among female patients with rheumatoid arthritis, and to investigate its possible impact on the degree of disability in rheumatoid arthritis. Subjects & Methods: A cross sectional hospital-based survey conducted during the year 2015-2016. Total number of patients included in the study was 160, with a mean age of 44.80 ¡À 3.69 years. The data was collected through an interview questionnaire from all participants over a period of one month (November 2015). Results: The prevalence of low levels of vitamin D and disability among rheumatoid arthritis patients was 54.4% and 63.7% respectively. There was no statistically significant difference between different levels of vitamin D regarding age and duration of rheumatoid arthritis (P > 0.05). Class IV and III of disability was commonly reported among rheumatoid arthritis patients with a disease duration of more than 5 years and represented 27.3% and 24.5% respectively, and there was statistically significant difference (P < 0.05). There was a significant association between different classes of disability and different levels of vitamin D (¦Ö2 = 15.28, P < 0.05). Conclusion: It appears that low vitamin D is highly prevalent in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and that vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency may be linked to disease impact on functional ability and disability
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%U https://scidoc.org/IJBRR-2470-4520-03-701.php