Anaemia is associated with higher disease activity in axial spondyloarthritis but is not an independent predictor of spinal radiographic progression: data from the Swiss Clinical Quality Management Registry.
Raphael MicheroliSeraphina KisslingKristina BürkiBurkhard MöllerAxel FinckhMichael John NissenPascale ExerRené BrämDiego KyburzAndrea Rubbert-RothMichael AndorXenofon BaraliakosManouk de HoogeOliver DistlerAlmut SchererAdrian CiureaPublished in: Clinical rheumatology (2023)
Although anaemia was associated with higher disease activity in axSpA, it did not additionally contribute to the prediction of spinal radiographic progression. Key Points • Anaemia is associated with higher disease activity and more severely impaired physical function, mobility and quality of life in axSpA. • Anaemia does not provide an additional value to ASDAS for prediction of spinal radiographic progression.