Impact of sex on spinal radiographic progression in axial spondyloarthritis: a longitudinal Swiss cohort analysis over a period of 10 years.

Caroline EnsslinRaphael MicheroliSeraphina KisslingAndrea GötschiKristina BürkiRené BrämManouk de Hooge Xenofon Baraliakos Michael John NissenBurkhard MöllerPascale ExerMichael AndorOliver DistlerAlmut SchererAdrian Ciurea

Published in: RMD open (2023)

Spinal radiographic progression in axSpA is more severe in men than in women, with three times higher odds of progression in male patients and an effect that is mediated in part through an increase in baseline radiographic damage.

Keyphrases

spinal cord
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
oxidative stress
patient reported outcomes
spinal cord injury
middle aged