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...

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...