The prevalence and impact of comorbidities on patients with axial spondyloarthritis: results from a nationwide population-based study.
Imke RedekerJohanna CallhoffFalk HoffmannUrsula MarschallHildrun HaibelJoachim SieperAngela ZinkDenis PoddubnyyPublished in: Arthritis research & therapy (2020)
Comorbidities are common in axSpA patients and are associated with higher disease activity and higher levels of functional impairment. Higher disease activity and higher levels of functional impairment might be indicators of severe disease resulting in the development of comorbidities.