Greater than half of individuals with rheumatoid arthritis discovered to have anemia

Anemia is prevalent amongst sufferers with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), in response to a research revealed on-line Oct. 26 in Cureus.

Jamal Shah, M.B.B.S., from Khyber Instructing Hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, and colleagues examined the prevalence of anemia amongst 330 sufferers with RA presenting at a tertiary care hospital in 2023.

The researchers discovered that greater than half of individuals had anemia (54.55%). The imply hemoglobin degree amongst these sufferers was 11.41 g/dL, and the purple blood cell depend averaged 4.26 million/µL. The Illness Exercise Rating was increased in sufferers with anemia (imply of 5.23 versus 4.98 in these with out anemia).

Most individuals with anemia had elevated C-reactive protein ranges (83.33%; imply C-reactive protein, 28.79 mg/L) and an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation fee (88.89%; imply erythrocyte sedimentation fee, 45.17 mm/hour). There have been vital associations noticed between anemia and longer illness period, increased RA severity, and elevated inflammatory markers.

“These findings underscore the important significance of routine screening and administration of anemia in RA sufferers, significantly these with extreme or extended illness, as addressing anemia might improve total affected person outcomes and high quality of life,” the authors write.

“Future analysis ought to deal with elucidating the mechanisms linking RA and anemia, conducting longitudinal research to raised perceive these associations over time, and evaluating the effectiveness of anemia therapies in bettering affected person well being.”

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