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22 February 2019 : Clinical Research  

The C-Reactive Protein/Albumin Ratio and Complete Blood Count Parameters as Indicators of Disease Activity in Patients with Takayasu Arteritis

Nurten Seringec Akkececi1ACDEF*, Gozde Yildirim Cetin2BDE, Hasan Gogebakan2BDE, Can Acipayam3BDE

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.912495

Med Sci Monit 2019; 25:1401-1409

Abstract

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to evaluate the ratio of C-reactive protein (CRP) to albumin, inflammatory markers, and parameters from the complete blood count (CBC) in patients with Takayasu arteritis and the association with disease activity.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: A retrospective study included thirty-two patients with Takayasu arteritis and 32 healthy controls. Clinical and demographic characteristics of patients with Takayasu arteritis were recorded at baseline, before medication and on remission. Similar data were obtained for the controls at recruitment. Remission was defined as more than six months of stable disease without new vascular lesions in patients who previously had active disease. Kerr’s criteria were used to define active Takayasu arteritis.

RESULTS: In patients with Takayasu arteritis, the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), CRP, CRP/albumin ratio, red cell distribution width (RDW), neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and monocyte-lymphocyte ratio (MLR) were significantly higher, and albumin and MPV were significantly lower compared with controls. The ESR, CRP, CRP/albumin ratio, NLR, PLR, and MLR were decreased in remission, whereas MPV was increased. CRP and the CRP/albumin ratio were positively correlated and albumin and MPV were negatively correlated with disease activity. The CRP/albumin ratio had the highest correlation with disease activity in Takayasu arteritis. The CRP/albumin ratio, RDW, NLR, PLR, and MLR were positively correlated with CRP and ESR.

CONCLUSIONS: The CRP/albumin ratio, RDW, NLR, PLR, MLR, and MPV were markers of remission of active disease, and the CRP/albumin ratio, total albumin, and MPV were markers of disease activity in Takayasu arteritis.

Keywords: C-Reactive Protein, Erythrocyte Indices, mean platelet volume, Takayasu arteritis, Blood Cell Count, Blood Platelets, Blood Sedimentation, Case-Control Studies, Disease Progression, Leukocyte Count, Lymphocytes, Monocytes, Neutrophils, Platelet Count, Serum Albumin, Human

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