Clinical Study
Spondyloarthropathies in Autoimmune Diseases and Vice Versa
Table 3
Hypothyroidism in SpAs.
| | Classical classification [2] | New classification [3, 4] | | All ()a | AS () | PsA () | uSpA () | | Axial () | Peripheral () | |
| | Hypothyroidism (%) | 14/148 (9.5) | 8/80 (10) | 4 (12.9) | 2 (8.3) | NS | 9 (10.1) | 5 (9.1) | NS | | Anti-TPO positive | 5/14 (35.7) | 3/8 (37.5) | 1/4 (25) | 1/2 (50) | NS | 3/9 (33.33) | 2/5 (40) | NS | | Anti-Tg positive | 1/14 (7.14) | 1/8 (12.5) | 0 | 0 | NS | 1/9 (11.11) | 0 | NS | | Both anti-TPO and anti-Tg positives | 1/14 (7.14) | 1/8 (12.5) | 0 | 0 | NS | 1/9 (11.11) | 0 | NS |
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AS: ankylosing spondylitis, PsA: psoriatic arthritis, uSpA: undifferentiated spondyloarthropatty, NS: nonsignificant, anti-TPO: anti-thyroperoxidase, and anti-Tg: antithyroglobulin.
aNeither ReA () nor exclusive extraarticular SpA were included.
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