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SUBMITTER: Ortolan A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6167860 | biostudies-other | 2018 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Ortolan Augusta A van Lunteren Miranda M Ramiro Sofia S Ramonda Roberta R Landewé Robert B M RBM Dagfinrud Hanne H Jacobsson Lennart T H LTH van der Heijde Désirée D van Gaalen Floris A FA
Arthritis research & therapy 20181001 1
<h4>Background</h4>Although gender differences have been observed in the severity of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), gender differences in disease presentation of early axSpA have not been thoroughly investigated. In particular, their impact on the diagnostic process is unknown.<h4>Methods</h4>Baseline data from the SPondyloArthritis Caught Early cohort, which includes patients with chronic back pain (CBP; duration ≥ 3 months and ≤ 2 years, age of onset < 45 years), were analysed. Patients unde ...[more]