CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD)

FREQUENCY OF ELEVATED C-REACTIVE PROTEIN IN PATIENTS AT LIAQUAT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL JAMSHORO/HYDERABAD

Authors

  • Atif Sitwat Hayat Indus Medical College and Hospital, Tando-Mohammad Khan Hyderabad, Sind, Pakistan.
  • Abdul Haque Khan Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Jamshoro, Sind, Pakistan.
  • Ghulam Nabi Pathan Indus Medical College, Tando-Mohammad Khan Hyderabad, Sind, Pakistan.
  • Mohammad Zubair Mushtaque Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Jamshoro, Sind, Pakistan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29309/TPMJ/2016.23.09.1701

Keywords:

Frequency, C-reactive protein level (CRP), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Abstract

Objectives: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) leads to partial
reversible obstruction of airways. The objective of our study is to determine frequency of
elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) level in patients of COPD at Liaquat University Hospital
Jamshoro/Hyderabad. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Medical Unit-I of Liaquat
University Hospital Jamshoro/Hyderabad. Period: 1st March 2013 to 31st August 2013. Patients
and Methods: Patients of either sex and ages from 40-80 years old and having COPD for at
least two years duration were included. Patients below 40 years of age, having malignancies
or autoimmune disorders were excluded from this study. Results: We enrolled 186 patients
with COPD and their mean age was ± SD 57.63±8.45 years. Majority 182 (97.8%) had habit
of smoking while 4(2.2%) were non-smokers. Mean CRP level in COPD patients was ± SD
1.26±0.79 (range 0.1- 3.0 mg/d1). Out of 186 COPD patients, 94(50.6%) have raised CRP level
(higher than 1.0 mg/dl). Median value of CRP level during this study was 1.10 mg/dl. About
92(49.4%) patients have normal level of CRP (less than 1.0 mg/dl). Conclusion: On conclusion,
frequency of raised C-reactive protein in our study was much higher (50.6%).

Author Biographies

Atif Sitwat Hayat, Indus Medical College and Hospital, Tando-Mohammad Khan Hyderabad, Sind, Pakistan.

MBBS, M.D (Medicine)
Associate Professor of Medicine,

Abdul Haque Khan, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Jamshoro, Sind, Pakistan.

MBBS, FCPS (Medicine)
Associate Professor of Medicine

Ghulam Nabi Pathan, Indus Medical College, Tando-Mohammad Khan Hyderabad, Sind, Pakistan.

MBBS, MCPS, DA, M.PHIL
(Physiology)
Assistant Professor of Physiology

Mohammad Zubair Mushtaque, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences Jamshoro, Sind, Pakistan.

MBBS, FCPS-2 Trainee
(General Medicine)

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Published

2016-09-10