The role of smoking in the development and progression of structural damage in axial SpA patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Servet Akar Yusuf Cem KaplanSertaç EcemişElif Keskin Arslan Onay GerçikSercan GücenmezDilek Solmaz

Published in: European journal of rheumatology (2018)

The results of our meta-analysis show that smoking is associated with increased cumulative spinal structural damage in patients with AS. Therefore, rheumatologists should encourage patients with AS to quit smoking.

Keyphrases

smoking cessation
systematic review
end stage renal disease
oxidative stress
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
spinal cord
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
replacement therapy
spinal cord injury
patient reported outcomes