Prevalence and treatment patterns of psoriatic arthritis in the UK.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of PsA in The Health Improvement Network (THIN), a large population-based medical records database in the UK, to examine factors associated with prevalent PsA among patients with psoriasis and to describe the use of DMARDs in patients with PsA.

Methods

Two cohorts were derived from THIN to examine the prevalence of PsA in a cross-sectional study among all patients aged 18-90 years and among a subcohort of 4900 psoriasis patients aged 45-65 years. Prescription codes were used to describe therapies after the diagnosis of PsA. Associations for prevalent PsA among psoriasis patients were assessed using logistic regression analysis.

Results

Among 4.8 million patients in THIN between the ages of 18 and

SUBMITTER: Ogdie A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3573270 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature