Serum IGF-1 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: correlation with disease activity.
Hanna LeeYoung Sun SuhSang-Il LeeYun-Hong CheonMingyo KimHae Sook NohHyun Ok KimPublished in: BMC research notes (2022)
The serum IGFBP-3 level was not significantly different among the three groups according to disease activity based on the DAS28-ESR/CRP (p > 0.05) but was significantly different between the low- and high-disease-activity groups based on the DAS28-CRP (p = 0.036). Meanwhile, the interleukin-6 (IL-6) level moderately correlated with DAS28-CRP (Spearman's rho = 0.583, p < 0.001).