Clinical Features and Prevalence of Spondyloarthritis in a Cohort of Italian Patients Presenting with Acute Nongranulomatous Anterior Uveitis
Table 4
Main characteristics of study population according to SpA classification.
Axial SpA ()
Peripheral SpA ()
value
/median (IQR)
(%)
/median (IQR)
(%)
Age (yrs)
0.13
10 (46)
4 (29)
0.31
Age at uveitis diagnosis (yrs)
0.14
Uveitis diagnostic delay (mo)
1 (0-34)
2 (0-8)
0.61
BMI (kg/m2)
0.58
Family history of SpA†
11 (50)
6 (43)
0.68
Current smoker
3 (14)
6 (43)
0.048
Sex
M
9 (41)
5 (36)
0.76
F
13 (59)
9 (64)
Diabetes mellitus
0 (0)
1 (7)
0.20
Dyslipidemia
4 (18)
5 (36)
0.24
Hypertension
1 (4)
3 (21)
0.12
HLA-B27
19 (86)
11 (79)
0.54
IBP (ASAS criteria)
22 (100)
0 (0)
<0.001
Enthesitis
8 (36)
5 (36)
0.97
Dactylitis
5 (23)
2 (14)
0.53
IBD
0 (0)
0 (0)
Nd
Psoriasis
1 (4)
2 (14)
0.30
Urethritis/cervicitis
2 (9)
3 (21)
0.30
Peripheral arthritis
6 (27)
13 (93)
<0.001
Ophthalmic evaluation:
Uveitis
Acute
8 (36)
5 (36)
0.97
Recurrent
14 (64)
9 (64)
Uveitis laterality
9 (41)
4 (29)
0.45
Hypopyon
2 (9)
0 (0)
0.25
Synechiae
5 (23)
3 (21)
0.93
Cataract
4 (18)
3 (21)
0.81
Legend: SpA: spondyloarthritis; SD: standard deviation; IQR: interquartile range; BMI: body max index; M: male; F: female; 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).
