Is there sexual inequality in ankylosing spondylitis? A study of 498 women and 1202 men.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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Abstract
The responses of 1700 members (1202 men) of the National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society to a self-administered questionnaire were analyzed. The male:female ratios for primary ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic spondylitis and spondylitis associated with inflammatory bowel disease were 2.4:1, 3.5:1 and 1:1, respectively. A positive family history was significantly less prevalent in men than women as were hand, elbow, shoulder and knee symptoms. In a parallel radiographic study, 100 men matched for age of onset and disease duration with 50 women demonstrated similar sacroiliac, cervical and hip disease but worse involvement of the lumbar spine.
Medical subject headings
- Sex Ratio
- Spondylitis, Ankylosing