Clinical, Functional, and Radiographic Differences Among Juvenile-onset, Adult-onset, and Late-onset Ankylosing Spondylitis
| Autor: | Chung Tei Chou, Chun Hsiung Chen, Chih Chiang Chien, Pei Chih Chen, Wei Sheng Chen, Hsien Tzung Liao, Yeong Jang Lin, Hung An Chen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Adult
Male Aging medicine.medical_specialty Younger age Adolescent Radiography Immunology Late onset Severity of Illness Index Cohort Studies Young Adult Lumbar Rheumatology Internal medicine medicine Back pain Humans Immunology and Allergy Spondylitis Ankylosing In patient Age of Onset Ankylosing spondylitis business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery Juvenile onset Female medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Rheumatology. 39:1013-1018 |
| ISSN: | 1499-2752 0315-162X |
| DOI: | 10.3899/jrheum.111031 |
| Popis: | Objective.The aim of our study was to compare the clinical, functional, and radiographic outcomes at different ages of onset in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS).Methods.A total of 546 patients were enrolled consecutively and classified into 3 groups based on their age at symptom onset: (1) juvenile-onset AS (age ≤ 16 years; JoAS); (2) adult-onset AS (> 16 but < 40 years; AoAS); and (3) late-onset AS (≥ 40 years; LoAS). We compared the differences among the 3 groups. OR for disease outcomes were calculated and adjusted for sex, HLA-B27, and disease duration.Results.There were 67 patients (12.3%) with JoAS, 460 (84.2%) with AoAS, and 19 (3.5%) with LoAS. Male sex and HLA-B27 were associated with a younger age at onset (p < 0.001). Compared to patients with AoAS, patients with JoAS were more likely to present with peripheral arthritis, while patients with JoAS and LoAS were less likely to have back pain at the onset of AS (p < 0.05). After controlling for multiple covariates, JoAS was found to be associated with a worse functional outcome and global assessment, and a high serum immunoglobulin A level (p < 0.05). Patients with JoAS had less lumbar spinal radiographic severity (p < 0.05). There were no statistical differences in clinical or functional outcome between the LoAS and AoAS groups. None of the LoAS patients had radiographic hip involvement.Conclusion.Sex and HLA-B27 are significantly associated with age at onset of AS. Both JoAS and LoAS have their distinctive symptoms/signs at onset and different disease outcomes. |
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