Effects of vitamin D on disease activity and serum interleukin-6 in rheumatoid arthritis.
Kumutha GopalMalathi ThevarajahChoung Min NgJasmin RajaPublished in: International journal of rheumatic diseases (2019)
Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent in Malaysian RA patients. This study suggests that vitamin D is not associated with disease activity or serum IL-6 levels but it may have a role in functional disability in RA patients.
Keyphrases
- disease activity
- rheumatoid arthritis
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- ankylosing spondylitis
- rheumatoid arthritis patients
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- newly diagnosed
- prognostic factors
- interstitial lung disease
- patient reported outcomes
- systemic sclerosis
- patient reported