Volume 24, Issue 106, November - December, 2020

Determination of obesity classifications as a factor of comorbidity and their relations with joints involvement among patients with rheumatoid arthritis, king Saud medical city 2019-2020

Abdulrhman Mustafa Rasheed^1♦, Yasmeen Ayed Alhejaily², Mustafa Samir Smaisem², Norah A Alsadhan², Homoud Al Homoud³

¹Lecturer of Human Physiology, Department of basic medical sciences, College of medicine, Almaarefa University, KSA
²Medical Intern, College of medicine, Almaarefa University, KSA
³Resident doctor, Saudi Commission for Health Specialties –Residency Program, Department of Internal Medicine King Saud Medical City, KSA

^♦Corresponding author
Lecturer of Human Physiology, Department of basic medical sciences, College of medicine, Almaarefa University, KSA; Email: amustafa@mcst.edu.sa

ABSTRACT

A common co-morbidity among rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients is obesity. In Saudi Arabia, it has been increasing dramatically as one of the highest obesity and overweight prevalence rates. The aim of the study is to determine obesity classifications among patients diagnosed with RA, and their relations to the joints involvement. A cross sectional study conducted at King Saud Medical City (KSMC), including RA patients, diagnosed according to ACR /EULAR Classification. A total of 70 participants were included, of the 18 – 75 years old, 14.3% of the study participants were male subjects while 85.7% were female subjects. About 88.6% the mean of body mass index was 29.7 and around 73% of the participant are overweight or obese (24% and 52% respectively). Having increased BMI than the normal was found to be highly prevalent among RA patients, with variation in the joints involvement, either positive or negative.

Keywords: Body Mass Index, Joints, Obesity, Rheumatoid Arthritis

Medical Science, 2020, 24(106), 4558-4565

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