Results
Title

Severity of Sacroiliitis and Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate are Associated with a Low Trabecular Bone Score in Young Male Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis.

Authors

Kwi Young Kang; Min Kyung Chung; Ha Neul Kim; Yeon Sik Hong; Ji Hyeon Ju; Sung-Hwan Park; Kang, Kwi Young; Chung, Min Kyung; Kim, Ha Neul; Hong, Yeon Sik; Ju, Ji Hyeon; Park, Sung-Hwan

Abstract

Objective: To examine factors related to a low trabecular bone score (TBS) and the association between TBS and vertebral fractures in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS).Methods: One hundred patients (all male, aged Results: The mean TBS was 1.38 ± 0.13. The TBS showed a positive correlation with BMD at the lumbar spine, femoral neck, and total hip. TBS negatively correlated with SASSS, whereas BMD at the lumbar spine showed a positive correlation. A significant decrease in TBS values was observed in patients with spinal structural damage (p = 0.001). Univariate analysis identified disease duration, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), sacroiliitis grade, and SASSS as being associated with TBS. Multivariate analysis identified ESR and sacroiliitis grade as being independently associated with TBS (p = 0.006 and p Conclusion: The TBS in young male patients with AS is associated with the ESR and severity of sacroiliitis. The TBS may be useful as a tool for assessing osteoporosis in AS.

Publication

Journal of Rheumatology, 2018, Vol 45, Issue 3, p349

ISSN

0315-162X

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.3899/jrheum.170079