Prevalence of Anemia in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Presenting at Multi-organization Tertiary Care Hospitals
Anemia is prevalent among RA patients and is significantly associated with higher disease severity, longer disease duration, and elevated inflammatory markers.
Authors
- Zaker Khan Kakar
- Hurmat Fatima Bhatti
- Muhammad Zarrar
- Jamal Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2537-6894)
- Abubakar Farooq
- Saeedullah Zadran
Institutions
- Nishtar Medical College and Hospital (PK)
- Khyber Teaching Hospital (PK)
- Lahore General Hospital (PK)
- Dow University of Health Sciences (PK)
- Chengde Medical University (CN)
- Intercultural Center for Research in Education (US)
- Memorial Hospital (US)
- Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2024-10-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.72418
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Iron Metabolism and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.91