ASSESSMENT OF CRP AND RF LEVEL IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS PATIENTS IN DIYALA GOVERNORATE
Zainab A. Fadhil* and Raya Zaid Ali
ABSTRACT
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a severe autoimmune disease that causes chronic joint inflammation. The study aimed to comparison of levels of RF, CRP in the serum of patients and healthy controls, and study the influence of age and gender on the prevalence of RA. This study was conducted from the beginning of February to the end of April 2023. The samples were diagnosed by the specialist consulting physician at Baquba Teaching Hospital. Seventy blood samples were collected from patients with periodontal diseases, and 40 apparently healthy individuals who were considered as a control group. The current study showed that the prevalence of the disease was higher in females (n=49) than in males (n=21), (70 %, 30 %), respectively. This study looked at patients between the ages of (16-83) years and the rate of infection with rheumatoid arthritis was (34.34 ± 1.85) compared with healthy people aged (19-75) was (41.68 ± 2.23), there is no significant difference (P > 0.05). It was found that the number of arthritis patients who were positive for RF was (5), while the number of negative ones was (65), at a rate of (7.1%, 92.9%), there is a significant difference (P < 0.001). It was found that the number of rheumatoid arthritis patients who were positive for CRP was (32), at a rate of (45.7%), while the number of negative ones was 38, at a rate of (45.7%, 54.3%), respectively. There is a significant difference (P < 0.001). Samples were investigated by the latex agglutination test was used to examine CRP and RF.
Keywords: Rheumatoid arthritis, Rheumatoid factor, C-reactive protein.
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