Evaluation of C-Reactive Protein and Associated Factors Among Patients Suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

• DOI: 10.2147/oarrr.s325308
• Publication Date: 2021-08-20T15:32:46Z
• Authors: Gashaw Dessie; Yewondwossen Tadesse; Birhanu Demelash; Solomon Genet; Tabarak Malik; Tadesse Asmamaw D...
• Keywords: Cross-sectional study

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disorder, which associated with increased pro-inflammatory mediators to induce an elevation in acute-phase response, migration of immune cells and swelling synovial joints. Evaluation the level C-reactive protein risk factors RA patients was main aim this study. Identifying association between disease activity (hsCRP) socio-demographic characteristics another study.Institution-based cross-sectional study conducted at Rheumatology Clinic Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital. In study, hsCRP measured both case control groups. Simple descriptive statistics, multivariate analysis, independent sample t-test were utilized for statistical analysis. The strength different using odds ratio 95% confidence interval. P-value < 0.05 considered as statistically significant.The result showed that significantly higher among compared groups (P-value = 0.004). There smoking high status (AOR= 20.03, p= 0.40). Low economic had significant (AOR 12.79, p=0.00). 42 >3mg/l occupational exposures. On other hand, 31 <3mg/l Although there no association, (oil consumption, physical exercise, educational status) computed study.The marker, controls. grade systemic inflammation patients. elevated rheumatoid factor positive BMI value. Additionally, our socio-economic RA.