Reviewing disease activity indices in spondyloarthritis from the sex perspective: A systematic review and metaanalysis

Resource type: Publication Publication
  • Authors
    Blasco-Blasco M.; Castrejon I.; Jovani V.; Pascual E.; Ruiz-Cantero M.T.
  • Type
    Original research
  • Journal
    Journal of Rheumatology
  • Publication Date
    2021
  • Abstract

    Objective: To determine whether the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) and the Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS) exhibited differences between women and men.

    Methods: We systematically searched MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, and other sources in English or Spanish from January 1, 1995, to July 31, 2020, to assess the differences according to sex in BASDAI and ASDAS. We performed a comparative analysis by sex using t test and mean difference by sex metaanalyses for BASDAI and ASDAS, as well as a random-effects model using the inverse-variance method.

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