A Study Of Disease Activity In 50 New Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients And Its Correlation With Das 28 Crp
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https://doi.org/10.47750/pnr.2023.14.S02.06Abstract
Background :Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) have been reported to reflect the inflammatory response and disease activity in a variety of inflammatory conditions like Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the value of NLR as a marker to monitor disease activity in RA patients.
Methods A prospective cross sectional study was performed in 50 patients of Rheumatoid Arthritis. We evaluated NLR in these patients and correlated it with disease activity using DAS 28 CRP.
Results Increased NLR was observed in patients with RA. Majiority of the patients were females(90%).Most of the patients were in the age group of 30-44 years.Mean TJC and SJC were4.4871 ± 2.327 and 2.4689 ± 2.4345 respectively. The mean TLC was 9224.57 ± 3124.57 whereas mean neutrophil count was 52203.34 ± 2103.17 and mean lymphocyte count was 2128 ± 1120.17. It was observed that there was no statistically significant correlation of NLR with DAS 28 CRP.
