| SpA with TB | SpA without TB | P value | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chinese ethnicity | 43/43 (100%) | 2896/2926 (99.0%) | 0.51 | 2939/2969 (99.0%) |
Male sex | 36/43 (83.7%) | 1993/2926 (68.1%) | 0.03 | 2029/2969 (69.3%) |
Age (years) | 43.5 ± 16.2 | 49.9 ± 14.6 | 0.01 | 49.8 ± 14.6 |
Duration of follow up (years) | 12.6 ± 5.5 | 9.2 ± 5.9 | < 0.001 | 9.2 ± 1.2 |
Radiographic sacroiliitis | 34/42 (81.0%) | 1906/2784 (68.5%) | 0.08 | 1305/1707 (76.4%) |
HLA-B27 status | 13/16 (81.3%) | 1292/1691 (76.4%) | 0.65 | 1940/2826 (68.6%) |
Smoking | 19/43 (44.2%) | 856/2875 (29.8%) | 0.04 | 875/2918 (30.0%) |
Alcohol use | 8/43 (18.6%) | 232/2875 (8.1%) | 0.01 | 240/2918 (8.1%) |
Past history of TB | 9/43 (20.9%) | 69/2926 (2.4%) | < 0.001 | 78/2969 (2.6%) |
psoriasis | 6/43 (14.0%) | 636/2926 (21.7%) | 0.22 | 642/2969 (21.6%) |
IBD | 1/43 (2.3%) | 46/2926 (1.6%) | 0.69 | 47 (2969) (1.6%) |
ReA | 0/43 (0.0%) | 6/2926 (0.2%) | 0.77 | 6/2969 (0.2%) |
Diabetes Mellitus | 4/43 (9.3%) | 265/2926 (9.1%) | 0.96 | 269/2969 (9.1%) |
Chronic kidney disease | 4/43 (9.3%) | 183/2926 (6.3%) | 0.41 | 187/2969 (6.3%) |
Malignancy | 4/43 (9.3%) | 111/2926 (3.8%) | 0.06 | 115/2969 (3.9%) |
Chronic lung disease | 8/43 (18.6%) | 90/2926 (3.1%) | < 0.001 | 98/2969 (3.3%) |
Chronic heart disease | 4/43 (9.3%) | 190/2926 (6.5%) | 0.46 | 194/2969 (6.5%) |
Cerebrovascular accident | 4/43 (9.3%) | 99/2926 (3.4%) | 0.04 | 103/2969 (3.5%) |
Other immunosuppressive states | 1/43 (2.3%) | 56/2926 (1.9%) | 0.85 | 57/2969 (1.9%) |