Clinical characteristics of non‐radiographic axial spondyloarthritis: Results of the Korean Nonradiographic Axial SPondyloArthritis (KONASPA) data

Autor: Han Joo Baek, Kichul Shin, Yeon Ah Lee, Hoon Suk Cha, Ji Seon Oh, Tae-Hwan Kim, Yong-Gil Kim, Hyemin Jeong, Min Chan Park, Tae-Jong Kim, Eun Young Lee, Mi Ryoung Seo, Sang-Hoon Lee
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases. 24:1137-1147
ISSN: 1756-185X
1756-1841
Popis: AIM To evaluate clinical characteristics and natural history of non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) using KOrean Nonradiographic Axial SPondyloArthritis (KONASPA) data. METHODS Data were collected from 11 centers in South Korea. A total of 278 patients with nr-axSpA from January 2018 to July 2020 were included. Demographic data, clinical features, comorbidities, disease activity, medications, and laboratory results were collected. RESULTS Mean age at symptom onset was 28.2 ± 14.2 years. Of 278 patients, 152 (54.7%) were male. Mean Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index at diagnosis was 3.5 ± 2.1. Dyslipidemia was the most common comorbidity (8.4%), followed by hypertension (6.1%). Mean age at diagnosis of nr-axSpA was older in female patients than in male patients (31.8 ± 15.8 years vs 24.9 ± 12.0 years, P
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