Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada (SPARCC) enthesitis index in turkish patients with ankylosing spondylitis: Relationship with disease activity and quality of life

• Published in: International journal of rheumatic diseases 2014-02, Vol.17 (2), p.173-180
• Main Authors: Zahiroglu, Yeliz, Ulus, Yasemin, Akyol, Yesim, Tander, Berna, Durmus, Dilek, Bilgici, Ayhan, Kuru, Omer
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; ankylosing spondylitis; Back Pain - blood; Back Pain - diagnosis; Back Pain - physiopathology; Back Pain - psychology; Biomarkers - blood; Blood Sedimentation; C-Reactive Protein - analysis; Disability Evaluation; disease activity; enthesitis; Female; Health Status; Health Status Indicators; Humans; Inflammation Mediators - blood; Male; Middle Aged; Pain Measurement; Predictive Value of Tests; Prognosis; Quality of Life; Severity of Illness Index; Spondylitis, Ankylosing - blood; Spondylitis, Ankylosing - diagnosis; Spondylitis, Ankylosing - physiopathology; Spondylitis, Ankylosing - psychology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Turkey; Young Adult
• ISSN: 1756-1841; 1756-185X
• DOI: 10.1111/1756-185X.12067

Aim The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada (SPARCC) enthesitis index and disease activity and health‐related quality of life in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Methods Eighty‐six AS patients not receiving antitumour necrosis factor (TNF) therapy were included in the study. Spinal pain by visual analogue scale (pain VAS rest and activity), disease activity by Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), functional capacity by Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI), enthesitis severity by SPARCC index, quality of life by Short Form‐36 (SF‐36), and Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index (BASMI) were assessed in patients. In the laboratory evaluations, the erythrocyte sedimentation rates and serum C‐reactive protein levels of the patients were determined. Results All participants were aged between 18 and 65 years, with a mean age of 36.9 ± 11.13 years. The most frequent region of enthesitis was Achilles tendon insertion into calcaneum (55.8%). Pain VAS rest and activity, BASFI and all parameters of SF‐36 were significantly different in AS patients with and without enthesitis. SPARCC index was significantly correlated with pain VAS activity (P