Prevelance Of Prediabetes Among Rhematoid Arthritis Patients | ||||
Egyptian Journal of Medical Research | ||||
Volume 4, Issue 4, October 2023, Page 34-49 PDF (671.58 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ejmr.2023.216438.1401 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Abdullah Gharib Ewies ; Mohamed Nabil Salem; Ahmed Moheyeldien Hamed | ||||
Internal Medicine Department, Beni-Suef University | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background : Rheumatoid Arthritis is a known risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, the relationship Rheumatoid Arthritis and prediabetes is inconclusive. Objective: to explore the prevalence of prediabetes among rheumatoid arthritis in Egyptian population. Methods: Fasting blood Sugar , 2 hour postprandial , HbA1c, Insulin level and HOMA-IR was measured in a group of 60 individuals , 30 patients with rheumatoid arthritis and 30 healthy controls to determine incidence of prediabetes among them . Patients were also exposed to careful history taking with special stress on history of any other autoimmune diseases or other comorbidities ,Height and weight were measured , Waist circumference (WC) was measured. , searched for Insulin resistance signs as acanthosis nigricans .Results: Our results showed that there was an association between Rheumatoid arthritis and prediabetes. The study illustrated that there was a statistical significant difference higher percentage of pre-diabetic patients among case group 29.2% versus 4.2% in control group with p-value 0.04 suggesting that Rheumatoid arthritis has a role as a risk factor for developing both prediabetes and DM . Conclusion: Rheumatoid arthritis may be a risk factor for developing prediabetes in Egyptian patients. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Prediabetes; Rheumatoid arthritis; Fasting blood sugar | ||||
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