Research Article
A Comparative Study of Interleukin 6, Inflammatory Markers, Ferritin, and Hematological Profile in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Anemia of Chronic Disease and Iron Deficiency Anemia
Table 1
Demographic, hematological, and immunological parameters comparison between healthy control and RA patients and between anemic and nonanemic RA patients.
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P is statistically significant at level < 0.05. Data are reported as mean ± standard deviation (range). WBC: white blood cells; RBC: red blood cells; HGB: hemoglobin; HCT: haematocrit; MCV: mean corpuscular volume, MCH: mean corpuscular hemoglobin; MCHC: mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; hsCRP: high sensitivity C-reactive protein, IL-6: interleukin 6, anti-CCP: anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide; NS: not significant; F: female; M: male. |