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ArticleOman medical journal2024

Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Stratified by Hemoglobin Levels: A Multi-center Study.

Maryam Salah Al-Mazedi, Rajesh Rajan, Adeeba Al-Herz, Ahmad Alsaber, Mohammed Al-Jarallah, Raja Dashti, Parul Setiya, Khulood Saleh, Adel Al-Awadhi, Waleed Al-Kandari and 6 more

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Maryam Salah Al-MazediDepartment of Medical Laboratory Technology, Public Authority for Applied Education and Training, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Rajesh RajanDepartment of Cardiology, Sabah Al Ahmed Cardiac Centre, Al Amiri Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Adeeba Al-HerzDepartment of Rheumatology, Al Amiri Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Ahmad AlsaberDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.
Mohammed Al-JarallahDepartment of Cardiology, Sabah Al Ahmed Cardiac Centre, Al Amiri Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Raja DashtiDepartment of Cardiology, Sabah Al Ahmed Cardiac Centre, Al Amiri Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Parul SetiyaDepartment of Agrometeorology, College of Agriculture, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Uttarakhand, India.
Khulood SalehDepartment of Internal Medicine, Al-Farwaniya Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Adel Al-AwadhiDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Waleed Al-KandariDepartment of Internal Medicine, Al-Farwaniya Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Eman HasanDepartment of Rheumatology, Al Amiri Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Khaled MokaddemDepartment of Rheumatology, Al Amiri Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Aqeel GhanemDepartment of Internal Medicine, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
Ahmad AleniziDepartment of Internal Medicine, Al-Jahra Hospital, Jahra Governorate, Kuwait.
Kobalava D ZhannaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia.
Laura Al ObaidDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin, Ireland.

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Abstract

Objectives: Hemoglobin (Hb) level and its relation to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is multifactorial. The primary aim of this study was to examine the association between Hb levels and disease activity in patients with RA. Methods: This retrospective study obtained data from adult RA patients with Hb reports from the Kuwait Registry for Rheumatic Diseases. Patients were recruited from four public hospitals in Kuwait between February 2013 and February 2022. The cohort was stratified into two groups: Hb ≤ 110 g/L and Hb > 110 g/L. Demographic, treatment, clinical, and laboratory characteristics were used to compare the two Hb groups. Multivariate and univariate statistical analyses were used to analyze the data. Results: The total number of patients visited (N Conclusions: Lower Hb levels in RA are an independent predictor of disease activity.

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AnemiaArthritis, RheumatoidBiological ProductsHemoglobinsKuwait

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PMID40196802
PMCPMC11973476

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