Study Population:
The study is a cross-sectional study including 48 BD patients, of whom 18 had vascular BD, and 40 age and sex-matched healthy individuals admitted to rheumatology outpatient clinics. Participants having any concomitant autoimmune or autoinflammatory diseases, acute or chronic infection, anemia, and any chronic metabolic ilnesses (such as diabetes mellitus type 2, dyslipidemia, hypertension, metabolic syndrome), any cardiovascular disease, any abnormal renal or hepatic function, thyroid disease, malignancy, and women who were pregnant or postpartum 6 months were not included in the study.