Clinical Significance of Fibromyalgia Syndrome in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Prevalence and Associated Factors in Subsaharan Africa Pages 1-4
Wendlassida Joelle Stéphanie Tiendrébéogo1, Désiré Nanéma2, Fulgence Kaboré1, Cheick Oumar Tiendrébéogo1, Enselme Zongo1, Anselme Dabilgou3, Alassane Dravé4, Charles Sougué1, Christian Napon5 and Dieu-Donné Ouédraogo1
1Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Bogodogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso; 2Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital of Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso; 3Department of Neurology, University Hospital Yalgado Ouédraogo, Burkina Faso; 4Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso; 5Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Bogodogo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12970/2310-9874.2020.08.01
Download PDFAbstract: Objective: The aim of this work was to study the prevalence and factors associated with fibromyalgia in African Black rheumatoid arthritis patients in the south of the Sahara.
Method: It was a cross-sectional case-control study conducted from January 2017 to June 2017. Seventy-five rheumatoid arthritis patients (case) and 150 healthy subjects without rheumatoid arthritis (controls) were consecutively recruited during the rheumatology consultation period were include.
Result: The mean duration of rheumatoid arthritis was 3.75 years ± 3.60. The mean Disease Activity Score (DAS)28 was 5.68 ± 0.91. Forty-eight rheumatoid arthritis patients (64.0%) and 20 controls (13.3%) respectively had fibromyalgia. The difference was statistically significant (p <0.0001). Among the risk factors for fibromyalgia that were studied, only the absence of rheumatoid factors was associated with the presence of fibromyalgia.
Conclusion: The prevalence of fibromyalgia was significantly higher during rheumatoid arthritis than in a healthy control.
Keywords: Fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, black, Africa. Read more