Gender differences in clinical features and quality of life of patients with axial spondyloarthritis and psoriatic arthritis
| Autor: | B. Ristic, C. Bonetto, M. Rossini, E. Fracassi, A. Carletto, S. Tosato |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Italian |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Reumatismo, Vol 76, Iss 3 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0048-7449 2240-2683 |
| DOI: | 10.4081/reumatismo.2024.1779 |
| Popis: | Objective. The aim of the current study was to compare the clinical and treatment characteristics and dimensions of health-related quality of life between female and male patients with axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Methods. The present study is cross-sectional and comprises 119 patients with axial SpA and 198 patients with PsA. Clinical data were collected by standardized and self-reported instruments. Disease activity was evaluated by the Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score with C-reactive protein and the Disease Activity in PSoriatic Arthritis (for SpA and PsA, respectively). Health-related quality of life was assessed with the Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short Form Survey. Patients were stratified by gender, and the socio-demographic, clinical, and quality-of-life data were compared. Results. Women with axial SpA and PsA had significantly lower education (p |
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