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Introduction: In rheumatoid arthritis the extra-articular manifestations present a marker of disease severity and are accompanied by increased morbidity and mortality.
Objectives: The aim of this paper is to study the relationship between extra-articular manifestations and nonvertebral fractures in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Methods: The study included 130 menopausal women diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. Bone mineral density was measured at lumbar spine and femoral by means of dual X-ray osteodensitometry. Nonvertebral fractures such as femur, humerus, or forearm fractures were diagnosed through questioning the subjects The obtained variables were analyzed by bivariate analysis and logistic regression.
Results: The mean age was 62.77±7.51 years old. The medium duration of rheumatoid arthritis was 7.91±7.85 years, the frequency of extra-articular manifestations was 25.38%. The frequency of nonvertebral fractures was 19.23%. The frequency of nonvertebral fractures is statistically significantly higher in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who have extra-articular manifestations (36.36% vs 13.40%, p: 0.008).
Conclusions: In the presence of extra-articular manifestations in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, primary prevention measures are required for nonvertebral fractures.
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Introduction: In rheumatoid arthritis the extra-articular manifestations present a marker of disease severity and are accompanied by increased morbidity and mortality.
Objectives: The aim of this paper is to study the relationship between extra-articular manifestations and nonvertebral fractures in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Methods: The study included 130 menopausal women diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. Bone mineral density was measured at lumbar spine and femoral by means of dual X-ray osteodensitometry. Nonvertebral fractures such as femur, humerus, or forearm fractures were diagnosed through questioning the subjects The obtained variables were analyzed by bivariate analysis and logistic regression.
Results: The mean age was 62.77±7.51 years old. The medium duration of rheumatoid arthritis was 7.91±7.85 years, the frequency of extra-articular manifestations was 25.38%. The frequency of nonvertebral fractures was 19.23%. The frequency of nonvertebral fractures is statistically significantly higher in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who have extra-articular manifestations (36.36% vs 13.40%, p: 0.008).
Conclusions: In the presence of extra-articular manifestations in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, primary prevention measures are required for nonvertebral fractures.

Extra-Articular Manifestations in Rheumatoid Arthritis-Predictors of Nonvertebral Fractures

ARS Medica Tomitana

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Introduction: In rheumatoid arthritis the extra-articular manifestations present a marker of disease severity and are accompanied by increased morbidity and...

Extra-Articular Manifestations in Rheumatoid Arthritis-Predictors of Nonvertebral Fractures

Published Online: Jan 21, 2022

Page range: 176 - 180

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/arsm-2020-0035

Keywords
rheumatoid arthritis, nonvertebral fractures, extra-articular manifestations

© 2020 Mihailov Claudia et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Extra-Articular Manifestations in Rheumatoid Arthritis-Predictors of Nonvertebral Fractures

Published Online: Jan 21, 2022

Page range: 176 - 180

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/arsm-2020-0035

Keywordsrheumatoid arthritis, nonvertebral fractures, extra-articular manifestations

© 2020 Mihailov Claudia et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
rheumatoid arthritis, nonvertebral fractures, extra-articular manifestations