Characteristics of patients with axial spondyloarthritis by geographic regions: PROOF multicountry observational study baseline results.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with axial SpA (axSpA) across geographic regions.

Methods

Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis: Multicountry Registry of Clinical Characteristics (PROOF) is an observational study that enrolled recently diagnosed (≤1 year) axSpA patients fulfilling the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society classification criteria from rheumatology clinical practices in 29 countries across six geographic regions. Demographics and disease-related parameters were collected. Here we present baseline data for patients who were classified as radiographic axSpA (r-axSpA) or non-radiographic axSpA (nr-axSpA) confirmed by central reading.

Results

Of the 2170 patients enrolled, 1553 were classified based

SUBMITTER: Poddubnyy D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9348765 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature