Clinical Features and Prevalence of Spondyloarthritis in a Cohort of Italian Patients Presenting with Acute Nongranulomatous Anterior Uveitis
Table 2
Main characteristics of study population according to male sex.
Total males ()
SpA- ()
SpA+ ()
value
/median (IQR)
(%)
/median (IQR)
(%)
/median (IQR)
(%)
Age (yrs)
0.08
25 (66)
19 (79)
6 (43)
0.02
Age at uveitis diagnosis (yrs)
45 ± 11
0.02
Uveitis diagnostic delay (mo)
5.5 (0-35)
5.5 (0-31)
9.5 (0-50)
0.94
BMI (kg/m2)
0.81
Family history of SpA†
11 (29)
7 (29)
4 (29)
0.97
Current smoker
11 (29)
8 (35)
3 (23)
0.75
Diabetes mellitus
1 (3)
1 (4)
0 (0)
0.44
Dyslipidemia
7 (18)
5 (21)
2 (14)
0.72
Hypertension
5 (13)
4 (17)
1 (7)
0.40
HLA-B27 +
21 (55)
9 (38)
12 (86)
0.004
Axial SpA
9 (64)
0 (0)
9 (64)
Nd
Peripheral SpA
5 (13)
0 (0)
5 (36)
Nd
IBP (ASAS criteria)
10 (26)
1 (4)
9 (64)
<0.001
Enthesitis
5 (13)
0 (0)
5 (36)
0.002
Dactylitis
3 (8)
0 (0)
3 (21)
0.02
IBD
2 (5)
2 (8)
0 (0)
0.54
Psoriasis
4 (11)
2 (8)
2 (14)
0.56
Urethritis/cervicitis
5 (13)
3 (13)
2 (14)
0.87
Peripheral arthritis
5 (13)
0 (0)
5 (36)
0.002
Ophthalmic evaluation:
Uveitis
Acute
11 (29)
8 (35)
3 (21)
0.44
Recurrent
27 (71)
16 (67)
11 (79)
Bilateral uveitis
17 (45)
10 (42)
7 (50)
0.62
Hypopyon
0 (0)
0 (0)
0 (0)
Nd
Synechiae
10 (26)
7 (29)
3 (21)
0.60
Cataract
7 (18)
5 (21)
2 (14)
0.61
Legend: BMI: body max index; SpA: spondyloarthritis; HLA: human leukocyte antigen; IBP: inflammatory back pain; ASAS: Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society; IBD: inflammatory bowel disease. †Family history of AS, psoriasis, reactive arthritis, uveitis, or IBD in a first-degree relative (father, mother, sisters, brothers, and children) or second-degree relative (maternal and paternal grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews).
