Open Access<p>Value of Albumin-Fibrinogen Ratio and CRP-Albumin Ratio as Predictor Marker of Disease Activity in Egyptian RA Patients, Correlated with Musculoskeletal Sonography</p>
Author(s) -
Naglaa Afifi,
Basma M Medhat,
Amani Mohamed Abdel Ghani,
Hend Galal Eldeen Mohamed Ali Hassan,
Mervat Essam Behiry
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
open access rheumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 1179-156X
DOI - 10.2147/oarrr.s268668
Subject(s) - medicine , fibrinogen , erythrocyte sedimentation rate , gastroenterology , albumin , rheumatoid arthritis , area under the curve , receiver operating characteristic , c reactive protein , inflammation
To evaluate the albumin-fibrinogen ratio (AFR) and C-reactive protein-albumin ratio (CAR) as inflammatory markers in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to investigate their association with disease activity correlating with musculoskeletal ultrasonographic findings.