The evaluation of comorbid diseases in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate comorbid diseases and existing rates of their in the patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Methods: Totally 70 patients with AS, 70 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and 70 healthy controls were included in this study. Demographic and clinical features were recorded. Study groups were questioned in terms of comorbid disease including hypertension, atherosclerotic heart disease (ASHD), heart failure, thyroid disease, lung disease, Type 2 diabetes, cerebrovascular events and the patients records were analyzed retrospectively to obtain more comprehensive information. Results: The patient and control groups were similar in terms of age, height and weight. The prevalence of hypertension in the patients with AS were significantly higher than those in controls (p0.05). The incidence of ASHD and cardiac failure in AS and RA were similar and no significant difference was observed in comparison with the positive and negative controls. The prevalence for thyroid diseases was 12.8% and the prevalence for Type 2 diabetes mellitus was 11.6% in the patients with AS. This difference between the two groups was significant compared to healthy controls (p

Keywords

• Ankylosing spondylitis, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, thyroid disease, comorbidity

Ankilozan spondilitli hastalarda komorbit hastalıkların değerlendirmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı ankilozan spondilit (AS) hastalarında komorbit hastalıkları ve bulunma oranlarını belirlemektir. Yöntemler: Bu çalışmaya 70 AS\'li hasta, 70 romatoid artritli (RA) hasta ve 70 sağlıklı kontrol alındı. Demografik ve klinik özellikler kaydedildi. Tüm gruplar hipertansiyon, Aterosklerotik Kalp Hastalığı (ASKH), kalp yetmezliği, tiroid hastalıkları, akciğer hastalıkları, Tip2 diyabet ve serebrovasküler olay (SVO) açısından sorgulandı ve daha kapsamlı bilgi elde etmek için hasta kayıtları retrospektif olarak incelendi. Bulgular: Hasta ve kontrol grupları yaş, boy ve kilo bakımından benzerdi. AS\'li hastalarda hipertansiyon görülme sıklığı, sağlıklı kontrollerden anlamlı olarak yüksekti (p0.05). AS ve RA\'lı hastalarda ASKH ve kalp yetmezliği görülme sıklığı benzerdi ve AS hastaları kontrol grupları ile karşılaştırıldığında anlamlı farklılık yoktu. AS\'li hastalarda tiroid hastalıkları %12.8 olarak görülürken, Tip2 diyabet sıklığı %11.4 idi ve sağlıklı kontrollerle AS hastaları karşılaştırıldığında bu iki hastalık açısından iki grup arasındaki fark anlamlıydı (p

Keywords

• Ankilozan spondilit, hipertansiyon, diyabet, tiroid hastalıkları, komorbidite

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