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    Characteristics of Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis in Turkey: Results From the Turkish League Against Rheumatism Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry
    (Turkish League Against Rheumatism, 2015) Bal, Ajda; Ataman, Sebnem; Bodur, Hatice; Rezvani, Aylin; Paker, Nurdan; Tastekin, Nurettin; Karatepe, Altinay Goksel
    Objectives: This study investigates the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Turkey, and attempts to identify strategies for the prevention, treatment, and support of RA. Patients and methods: A total of 2,359 patients (1,966 females, 393 males; mean age 51.6 +/- 12.5 years; range 18 to 75 years) with RA from 36 centers across Turkey, who were recorded in the Turkish League Against Rheumatism (TLAR) RA Registry between September 2007 and March 2011, were evaluated. Patients' demographic and clinical data were recorded. Disease activity, functional status, and radiographic damage were measured using the Disease Activity Score 28, the Health Assessment Questionnaire, and van der Heijde modified Sharp scoring method. Results: The mean duration of academic education received was 5.2 +/- 3.8 years, and 74.6% of the patients were homemakers. Non-biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs were used by 91.0% of the patients, while 10.2% used biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs. The mean Disease Activity Score 28, Health Assessment Questionnaire, and Sharp scores were 4.0 +/- 1.4, 0.38 +/- 0.37, and 31.2 +/- 57.1, respectively. Of the patients, 17.8% were in remission and 14.1% had low disease activity rates, while 42.7% and 25.5% had moderate and high disease activity rates. Conclusion: The majority of patients with RA in Turkey are middle-aged homemakers. Despite the high rates of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs use, the majority of patients had moderate and high disease activity. These findings indicate that treatment needs of RA patients are not met sufficiently.
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    Obesity Associated With Active, But Preserved Joints in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results From our National Registry
    (Turkish League Against Rheumatism, 2016) Ayhan, Fikriye Figen; Ataman, Sebnem; Rezvani, Aylin; Paker, Nurdan; Tastekin, Nurettin; Kaya, Taciser; Bodur, Hatice
    Objectives: This study aims to investigate the prevalence of obesity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and associations with disease outcomes. Patients and methods: The study population comprised of 1,038 patients with RA (198 males, 840 females; mean age 56.1 +/- 12.6 years; range 19 to 94 years) who had been included in National RA-Registry. RA disease activity measures, physical function, quality of life, joint destruction, laboratory tests, as well as pain, fatigue, general health, and patient and physician global health assessments on a visual analog scale were collected. Results: Our patients had established RA with mean disease duration of 10.2 +/- 8.8 years and moderate disease activity (disease activity score in 28 joints: mean 3.7 +/- 1.6). According to the body mass index (BMI), 70% of the patients were overweight (n= 362, 34.9%) or obese (n= 364, 35.1%). These patients had higher disease activity scores in 28 joints, visual analog scale-pain and visual analog scale-patient global scores, and higher levels of fasting blood glucose; however, they had lower radiographic scores than normal-BMI patients (p< 0.05). Regression analyses showed that the BMI was independently and inversely associated with disease activity scores in 28 joints and Sharp/van der Heijde scores after the adjustments for biologic and treatment-related factors (p< 0.05). Conclusion: Our findings indicate that obesity is more common in patients with RA than the general population. High disease activity and low radiographic damage were associated with high BMI in this National RA-Registry.