Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Case Control Study from a Tertiary Care Centre in North India.

Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Along with traditional cardiovascular risk factors and systemic inflammation, metabolic syndrome (MetS) contributes to CVD and increased mortality in patients with RA. In this study we determine the prevalence of MetS in RA patients presenting to a tertiary care centre in north India.