Authors
Tahereh Arablou, Naheed Aryaeian, Mahmoud Djalali, Farhad Shahram, Latifeh Rasouli
Publication date
2019/4/1
Journal
International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research
Publisher
Hogrefe Verlag
Description
Background
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease. Antioxidants intake and body antioxidants status are important in patients with RA. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between dietary intake of some antioxidant micronutrients with some inflammatory and antioxidant markers in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis and comparison with Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA). Materials and Methods
In this cross-sectional study, eighty-seven patients with active rheumatoid arthritis were included. Dietary antioxidants intake was measured using 24-hour recall questionnaire and food record (3 days). Blood levels of inflammatory and antioxidant markers were determined by laboratory tests. The association between intake of antioxidants with inflammatory and antioxidant markers, and also with RDA were determined using Paired-Samples t-test and Pearson correlation by SPSS …Scholar articles
T Arablou, N Aryaeian, M Djalali, F Shahram, L Rasouli - International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition …, 2019