Dilpreet Kaur Singh1,2, Marina N Magrey3,4. 1. From Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. dilpreetsinghmd@gmail.com. 2. D.K. Singh, MD, Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Medical Center; M.N. Magrey, MD, Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Medical Center. dilpreetsinghmd@gmail.com. 3. From Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. 4. D.K. Singh, MD, Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Medical Center; M.N. Magrey, MD, Case Western Reserve University, MetroHealth Medical Center.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine racial differences of clinical features, medication usage, and comorbidities of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in the United States. METHODS: In the Explorys database, 28,520 patients with AS were identified. Data were stratified by 2 rheumatology visits, race, sex, clinical characteristics, medication use, and comorbidities. Datasets were recorded as proportions, which were compared using chi-square test (p < 0.05). RESULTS: Of the 10,990 patients with AS, 8% were African Americans and had elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein, and high frequency of anterior uveitis, hypertension, diabetes, depression, and heart disease. CONCLUSION: African Americans with AS in the United States have high disease activity and comorbidities compared to whites.
OBJECTIVE: To examine racial differences of clinical features, medication usage, and comorbidities of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in the United States. METHODS: In the Explorys database, 28,520 patients with AS were identified. Data were stratified by 2 rheumatology visits, race, sex, clinical characteristics, medication use, and comorbidities. Datasets were recorded as proportions, which were compared using chi-square test (p < 0.05). RESULTS: Of the 10,990 patients with AS, 8% were African Americans and had elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein, and high frequency of anterior uveitis, hypertension, diabetes, depression, and heart disease. CONCLUSION: African Americans with AS in the United States have high disease activity and comorbidities compared to whites.
Authors: Delamo I Bekele; Elizabeth Cheng; Andreas Reimold; Christian Geier; Kavya Ganuthula; Jessica A Walsh; Daniel O Clegg; Maureen Dubreuil; Prashant Kaushik; Bernard Ng; Elizabeth Chang; Ryan Duong; Jina Park; Gail S Kerr Journal: Rheumatol Int Date: 2021-11-01 Impact factor: 3.580