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01-03-2007 | Original Article

Ethnicity may be a reason for lipid changes and high Lp(a) levels in rheumatoid arthritis

Authors: Mustafa Cesur, Zeynep Ozbalkan, Mehtap Akcil Temel, Yaşar Karaarslan

Published in: Clinical Rheumatology | Issue 3/2007

Abstract

There are so many studies that suggest the changes in lipid profiles and lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] are associated with early atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). But there are some opposite studies also. Because of marked ethnicity differences in the distribution of Lp(a), we aimed to investigate the associations of Lp(a) levels and lipid changes in Turkish RA patients. There were 30 women and 20 men, a total of 50 patients with RA (mean age 47.6±13.2 years), included and 21 healthy women and 14 healthy men (mean age 45.7±14.5 years) were recruited as a control (C) group. Serum Lp(a), total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), HDL cholesterol (HDL-C) and LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) levels were analysed for each group. Analysis of six different studies was performed. In the RA and C groups, mean serum Lp(a) levels were 39.7±64.4 and 10.5±13.4 mg/dl, respectively (P=0.001). Mean TC levels were 189.2±142.5 and 174.0±29.3 mg/dl (P=0.294), mean TG levels were 121.4±65.4 and 106.5±80.0 mg/dl (P=0.030), mean HDL-C levels were 44.5±10.0 and 47.7±4.8 mg/dl (P=0.014) and mean LDL-C levels were 94.3±35.3 and 102.0±24.6 mg/dl (P=0.98), respectively. Analysis of the six studies showed Lp(a) level was higher and HDL level was lower in RA patients than in healthy controls. Patients with RA may have altered lipid profiles from one country to another one. Especially in Turkey, higher serum Lp(a), lower HDL-C and higher TG levels may be found in RA patients instead of some findings of other countries showing different results. Ethnicity may be a reason for these findings.

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Title: Ethnicity may be a reason for lipid changes and high Lp(a) levels in rheumatoid arthritis
Authors: Mustafa Cesur
Zeynep Ozbalkan
Mehtap Akcil Temel
Yaşar Karaarslan
Publication date: 01-03-2007
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Clinical Rheumatology / Issue 3/2007
Print ISSN: 0770-3198
Electronic ISSN: 1434-9949
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-006-0303-5

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