Determination of paraoxonase enzyme and magnesium in women with arthritis in Balad city and evaluation of the correlation between them

This study included the estimation of the level of paraoxonase enzyme and magnesium ion in the serum of women with arthritis. The study was conducted at Balad General Hospital and Ballard Private Laboratory for Pathological Analysis on female patients with arthritis. 90 blood samples were collected after accurate diagnosis by specialists based on clinical symptoms and pathological examination samples, including the control group. (30) Samples of women with arthritis during the study period from November 2023 to April 2024 (60). The age group of women with arthritis is 35-60 years, and the age group of healthy women is 35-60 years. The results showed that female arthritis patients had significantly higher serum magnesium levels at the probability level (P < 0.05) compared to the healthy group and their serum paraoxonase enzyme levels were significantly lower at the probability level (P < 0.01) compared to the control group