The Present Study Examined the Correlation of Vitamin D Level with Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Crosssectional Study

Abstract

RA patients. A person >39 vulnerability to RA and RA activity is correlated with their vitamin D level. The aim is to study the correlation of vitamin D levels with disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Materials and Methods: The present study was conducted in the Department of Orthopaedics at SRMS Institute of Medical Sciences, Bareilly, from 1st August 2022 to 31st January 2024 in all the diagnosed patients of rheumatoid arthritis after obtaining approval from an institutional ethics committee.

Results: In 41 to 60 years (46.42%) was the most common age group followed by ≤20 years (14.28%), There was a significant difference in gender between the groups (p = 0.041). Most patients with rheumatoid arthritis have a duration of illness of 1 to 2 years. The correlation between low disease activity and moderate disease activity was significant (p = 0.045) and between low disease activity and high disease activity was significant (p = 0.030), between moderate disease activity and high disease activity was not significant (p = 0.825).

Conclusion: It can be concluded that vitamin D deficiency precipitates disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Serum vitamin D levels in RA patients typically decline as the disease progresses.