YKL-40 Levels in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Their Correlation with Disease Activity: A Meta-analysis
- Authors
- Lee, Young Ho; Song, Gwan Gyu
- Issue Date
- 10월-2019
- Publisher
- KOREAN COLL RHEUMATOLOGY
- Keywords
- YKL-40; Rheumatoid arthritis; Activity
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES, v.26, no.4, pp.257 - 263
- Indexed
- KCI
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES
- Volume
- 26
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 257
- End Page
- 263
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/62656
- DOI
- 10.4078/jrd.2019.26.4.257
- ISSN
- 2093-940X
- Abstract
- Objective. To examine the relationship of serum/plasma YKL-40 levels with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and their correlation with RA activity and rheumatoid factor (RF) level. Methods. We performed a meta-analysis comparing the serum/plasma YKL-40 levels between patients with RA and controls and examined the correlation coefficients of the circulating YKL-40 level with the RF level and RA activity based on the 28-joint disease activity score (DAS28), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and C-reactive protein (CRP) level. Results. Nine studies (707 patients with RA and 1,041 controls) were included in the meta-analysis. The YKL-40 levels were significantly higher in the RA group than in the control group (standardized mean difference [SMD] = 1.071, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.726 similar to 1.417, p<0.001). Stratification by ethnicity showed significantly elevated YKL-40 levels in the RA groups from European, Asian, North American, and Arab populations. The YKL-40 level was significantly higher in the RA group than in the control group in both age- and sex-matched and only age- matched populations (SMD=0.937, 95% CI=0.554 similar to 1.320, p<0.001; SMD=2.951, 95% CI=1.389 similar to 4.512, p<0.001, respectively). Subgroup analysis by sample size showed significantly increased YKL-40 levels in the RA group in both small (n<100) and large (n > 100) populations. Meta-analysis of correlation coefficients showed a significant positive correlation between the YKL-40 levels and DAS28, ESR, CRP level, and RF level ( DAS28: correlation coefficient=0.381, 95% CI=0.044 similar to 0.640, p=0.028; RF level: correlation coefficient=0.341, 95% CI=0.176 similar to 0.487, p<0.001). Conclusion. The circulating YKL-40 levels are high in patients with RA and positively correlate with RA activity and RF level.
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