Severity: Warning
Message: file_get_contents(https://...@pubfacts.com&api_key=b8daa3ad693db53b1410957c26c9a51b4908&a=1): Failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! HTTP/1.1 429 Too Many Requests
Filename: helpers/my_audit_helper.php
Line Number: 176
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File: /var/www/html/application/helpers/my_audit_helper.php
Line: 176
Function: file_get_contents
File: /var/www/html/application/helpers/my_audit_helper.php
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Function: simplexml_load_file_from_url
File: /var/www/html/application/helpers/my_audit_helper.php
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Function: getPubMedXML
File: /var/www/html/application/helpers/my_audit_helper.php
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Function: GetPubMedArticleOutput_2016
File: /var/www/html/application/controllers/Detail.php
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Function: pubMedSearch_Global
File: /var/www/html/application/controllers/Detail.php
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Function: pubMedGetRelatedKeyword
File: /var/www/html/index.php
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Function: require_once
Objective: To determine the frequency of metabolic syndrome in rheumatoid arthritis patients and its association with different factors i.e., age, gender, disease duration and treatment.
Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted at Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, from July 2014 to June 2015, and comprised consecutive rheumatoid arthritis of either gender between the ages of 20 and 60 years. Frequency of metabolic syndrome was assessed by the National Education Cholesterol Programme 2004. SPSS 22 was used to compare the frequency of the syndrome among different treatment, age and gender groups.
Results: Of the 384 patients, 287(74.7%) were females, and 97(25.3%) were males with an overall mean age of 43.8±10.6 years (range: 20-60 years). Overall, 173(45.0%) patients were in >45years of age, and metabolic syndrome was found in 120 (31.3%). A negative association with metabolic syndrome was found when compared with treatment group of methotrexate alone and methotrexate in combination (p>0.05).
Conclusions: Metabolic syndrome, an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, was more prevalent in rheumatoid arthritis patients.
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