Effect of Rheumatoid Arthritis on Alkaline Phosphatase Activity and Some Biochemical Variables

Abstract

The study included measuring the concentrations of each Alkaline phosphatase enzyme, Calcium, Vitamin D in (45) blood samples (30) of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (15 males, 15 females), ages (55-83) years from arrivals to some laboratories in the city of Mosul/ Iraq. The results indicated a significant increasing the activity of Alkaline phosphatase a significant decrease in the concentration of calcium and vitamin D in rheumatoid arthritis compared to control groups, and the results also showed a significant increase in the activity of Alkaline phosphatase in females compared to males. There were no significant differences in the concentration of calcium and vitamin D between males and females