Low Socioeconomic Status and Female Sex are Associated With Worse Functional Status in Axial Spondyloarthritis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We determined whether socioeconomic status (SES) and sex are associated with functional status (FS) in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA).

Methods

We conducted a cohort study of patients with axSpA in the Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness registry. We performed cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of FS through the Multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire (MDHAQ) using generalized estimating equation models. Area Deprivation Index (ADI) was used as an SES proxy. The cross-sectional analysis tested for a linear trend across ADI quintiles for MDHAQ. The longitudinal analysis' outcome was functional decline. We reported predictive margins and assessed for interaction with sex. In the longitudinal analysis, we reported odds of functional decli

SUBMITTER: Stovall R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11850203 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature