Evaluation of C-Reactive Protein and Associated Factors Among Patients Suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The inflammatory marker, hsCRP was significantly higher among patients as compared to controls. The higher hsCRP showed a high grade of systemic inflammation in RA patients. C-reactive protein was elevated in rheumatoid factor positive patients and patients with high BMI value. Additionally, the result of our study showed that different socio-economic factors had an association with disease activity of RA.