Low Vitamin D Levels in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient is Associated with Poor Disability Index and Increased Patient Global Disease Assessment Score.

Conclusion: Low Vitamin D levels are common in Indian rheumatoid arthritis patients. Mean PGA significantly increased, and disability index significantly increased in Vitamin D deficient group compared to insufficient group suggesting vitamin D deficient patients poor wellbeing and more disability. PMID: 32009356 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32009356?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of the Association of Physicians of India - February 6, 2020 Category: General Medicine Tags: J Assoc Physicians India Source Type: research