Study the Associated of Rheumatoid Arthritis with Anemia and Lipid
Profile Changes in the Men and Women Patients in the Holy City of
Karbala
Abeer Cheaid Yousif Al-Fatlawi 1 , Zainab Salman Mahdi 1 , Alaa Qasim Radhi 1 , Zainab
Kased Saeed1 and Zahraa Abdulhussien 1
1 Department of Clinical Laboratories, College of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Kerbala,
Kerbala, Iraq
ABSTRACT
Objective: The aim of the current study is to find out the relationship
between Rheumatic Arthritis with anemia and lipid profile changes in the
men and women Patients in the Holy City of Karbala.
Methods: In the present study 20 healthy voluntaries divided in to two
groups (each 10, males and females), and 20 patient divided in to two
groups (each 10, males and females), Lipid Profile and hematological
parameter measured.
Results: Males RA patients showed significant increase in the level of TC
(P≤ 0. 05) LDL (P≤ 0. 02), VLDL (P≤ 0. 02), TG (P≤ 0. 01) while the result
found significant decrease in the level of HDL (P≤ 0. 04). In females RA
patients showed significant increase in the level of TC (P≤ 0. 05) LDL (P≤
0. 001) and highly significant decrease in the level of HDL (P≤ 0. 001).
Data showed significant decrease in serum ferritin of males RA (P≤ 0. 05),
highly significant increase (P≤ 0. 001) in ESR for male and females RA.
Result found significant decrease in Hb for both males and females RA as
compared to control. The result revealed significant decrease (P≤ 0. 01) in
the RBC count for females RA patients. Study found significant decrease in
platelets and MCV for males and females RA patients.
Conclusion: dyslipidemia was observed in RA is a frequent occurrence
and may be considered as a secondary impact of chronic inflammatory state
seen in RA patients, also serious hematological abnormalities violations
that can be caused by the activity of the disease were revealed.
