Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Elevated Levels of Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae Antibodies Are Associated with Higher Disease Activity in Colombian Patients with Spondyloarthritis
Table 2
Gastrointestinal characterization.
SpA
AS
uSpA
ReA
( = 102)
( = 29)
( = 58)
( = 15)
Diarrhea
35 (34.3)
8 (27.6)
18 (31.0)
9 (60.0)
Blood
15 (14.7)
4 (13.8)
9 (15.5)
2 (13.3)
Mucus
21 (20.6)
6 (20.7)
8 (13.8)
7 (46.7)
Abdominal pain
56 (54.9)
15 (51.7)
30 (51.7)
11 (73.3)
Abdominal bloating
56 (54.9)
12 (41.4)
32 (56.1)
12 (80.0)
Weight loss
29 (28.4)
3 (10.3)
20 (34.5)
6 (40.0)
Food intolerance
Animal protein
5 (4.9)
0 (0.0)
5 (14.3)
0 (0.0)
Vegetal protein
8 (7.8)
1 (8.3)
7 (20.0)
0 (0.0)
Dairy
12 (11.8)
6 (50.0)
4 (11.4)
2 (16.7)
Multiple
34 (33.4)
5 (41.7)
19 (54.3)
10 (83.3)
Results expressed as (%). Statistical association by Chi-square test ().
