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Evaluation of Vitamin D Status in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Its Association with Disease Activity across 15 Countries: “The COMORA Study”
Joint Authors
Hajjaj-Hassouni, Najia
Rkain, Hanan
Mawani, Nada
Allali, Fadoua
Hassouni, Kenza
Hmamouchi, Ihsane
Dougados, Maxime
Source
International Journal of Rheumatology
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-06-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The aims of this study are to evaluate vitamin D status in 1413 RA patients of COMORA study from 15 countries and to analyze relationship between patients’ RA characteristics and low levels of vitamin D.
All demographic, clinical, and biological data and RA comorbidities were completed.
The results showed that the average of vitamin D serum dosage was 27.3 ng/mL ± 15.1 [0.1–151].
Status of vitamin D was insufficient in 54.6% and deficient in 8.5% of patients.
43% of RA patients were supplemented with vitamin D and absence of supplementation on vitamin D was related to higher prevalence of vitamin D deficiency (p<0.001).
Finally, our study shows that the status of low levels of vitamin D is common in RA in different countries and under different latitudes.
Absence of supplementation on vitamin D was related to higher prevalence of vitamin D deficiency.
Low levels of vitamin D were associated with patients characteristics (age, BMI, and educational level), RA (disease activity and corticosteroid dosage), and comorbidities (lung disease and osteoporosis therapy).
This suggests the need for a particular therapeutic strategy to improve vitamin D status in RA patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hajjaj-Hassouni, Najia& Mawani, Nada& Allali, Fadoua& Rkain, Hanan& Hassouni, Kenza& Hmamouchi, Ihsane…[et al.]. 2017. Evaluation of Vitamin D Status in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Its Association with Disease Activity across 15 Countries: “The COMORA Study”. International Journal of Rheumatology،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1169377
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hajjaj-Hassouni, Najia…[et al.]. Evaluation of Vitamin D Status in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Its Association with Disease Activity across 15 Countries: “The COMORA Study”. International Journal of Rheumatology No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1169377
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hajjaj-Hassouni, Najia& Mawani, Nada& Allali, Fadoua& Rkain, Hanan& Hassouni, Kenza& Hmamouchi, Ihsane…[et al.]. Evaluation of Vitamin D Status in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Its Association with Disease Activity across 15 Countries: “The COMORA Study”. International Journal of Rheumatology. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1169377
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1169377