Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Spondyloarthritis is a chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease which may be associated with different comorbidities such as glucose intolerance.Objectives: Determine the frequency of impaired fasting glucose in a population of patients with spondyloarthritis.Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study including 50 patients with spondyloarthritis (SA) diagnosed according to ASAS criteria. Fasting glucose was measured fo...

BackgroundSpondylarthritis may be associated with substantial burden of comorbidities, which can increase the cardiovascular risk. Obesity if associated with spondylarthritis not only can rise the risk of a possible heart disease but it may also deteriorate their functional prognosis.ObjectivesThe main target of this study was to evaluate the frequency of obesity in spondylarthritis patients.<p class="abs...

Background: The association between spondylarthritis and thyroid diseases is unclear. Few studies have examined this association and results remain unknown. We aimed to assess the frequency of thyroid disorders among patients with spondylarthritis.Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study including 50 patients with spondyloarthritis (SA) diagnosed according to ASAS criteria. The disease activity was assessed using ASDAS Free Thyroxine(FT4) and thyroi...