Disease activity in women with ankylosing spondylitis remains higher under Tumour Necrosis Factor inhibitor treatment than in men: a five-year observational study.
Scand J Rheumatol
; 51(6): 506-512, 2022 11.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To assess sex differences in response, level of disease activity, and drug survival in tumour necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi)-naïve ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients.METHOD:
Consecutive AS patients, fulfilling the modified New York criteria, were included in a prospective cohort study at initiation of the first TNFi and followed until this medication was stopped (drug survival). Disease activity scores [AS Disease Activity Score using C-reactive protein (ASDAS-CRP), Bath AS Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), and CRP] were measured at 3, 6, and 12 months, and every subsequent year, up to 5 years. The response was defined by the ASDAS-CRP response criteria (clinically important improvement ASDAS-CRP decrease ≥ 1.1). Analyses included regression methods for repeated measurements and survival analyses.RESULTS:
Overall, 356 patients were included (34% women, mean ± sd age 46 ± 12 years), with a median disease duration of 12 (interquartile range 6;20) years. Women were less likely than men to achieve a clinically important response after 6 months of TNFi treatment (47% vs 64%; relative risk 1.4, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.1;1.9, p = 0.02], despite a lack of sex differences in mean ASDAS-CRP levels over 5 year follow-up. Adjusted models for BASDAI over 5 years showed that women had a 0.6 point higher BASDAI score than men (ß = 0.6 0.1;1.1 <0.02). Numerically, more women than men discontinued treatment over a period of 5 years (hazard ratio = 1.5, 95% CI 0.9;2.5, p = 0.15).CONCLUSION:
Female AS patients show a lower response to TNFi and a higher disease activity compared to men.
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Assunto principal:
Espondilite Anquilosante
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Scand J Rheumatol
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Holanda