1. COVID-19 was not associated or trigger disease activity in spondylarthritis patients: ReumaCoV-Brasil cross-sectional data
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Claudia Diniz Lopes Marques, Sandra Lúcia Euzébio Ribeiro, Cleandro P. Albuquerque, Samia Araujo de Sousa Studart, Aline Ranzolin, Nicole Pamplona Bueno de Andrade, Andrea T. Dantas, Guilherme D. Mota, Gustavo G. Resende, Adriana O. Marinho, Danielle Angelieri, Danieli Andrade, Francinne M. Ribeiro, Felipe Omura, Nilzio A. Silva, Laurindo Rocha Junior, Danielle E. Brito, Diana C. Fernandino, Michel A. Yazbek, Mariana P. G. Souza, Antonio Carlos Ximenes, Ana Silvia S. Martins, Glaucio Ricardo W. Castro, Lívia C. Oliveira, Ana Beatriz S. B. Freitas, Adriana M. Kakehasi, Ana Paula M. Gomides, Edgard Torres Reis Neto, Gecilmara S. Pileggi, Gilda A. Ferreira, Licia Maria H. Mota, Ricardo M. Xavier, Marcelo de Medeiros Pinheiro, and the ReumaCoV-Brasil Registry
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COVID-19 ,Hospitalization ,Spondyloarthritis ,Psoriatic arthritis ,SARS-CoV-2 ,Diseases of the musculoskeletal system ,RC925-935 ,Immunologic diseases. Allergy ,RC581-607 - Abstract
Abstract Objectives To evaluate the disease activity before and after COVID-19 and risk factors associated with outcomes, including hospitalization, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, mechanical ventilation (MV) and death in patients with spondylarthritis (SpA). Methods ReumaCoV Brazil is a multicenter prospective cohort of immune-mediated rheumatic diseases (IMRD) patients with COVID-19 (case group), compared to a control group of IMRD patients without COVID-19. SpA patients enrolled were grouped as axial SpA (axSpA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and enteropathic arthritis, according to usual classification criteria. Results 353 SpA patients were included, of whom 229 (64.9%) were axSpA, 118 (33.4%) PsA and 6 enteropathic arthritis (1.7%). No significant difference was observed in disease activity before the study inclusion comparing cases and controls, as well no worsening of disease activity after COVID-19. The risk factors associated with hospitalization were age over 60 years (OR = 3.71; 95% CI 1.62–8.47, p = 0.001); one or more comorbidities (OR = 2.28; 95% CI 1.02–5.08, p = 0.001) and leflunomide treatment (OR = 4.46; 95% CI 1.33–24.9, p = 0.008). Not having comorbidities (OR = 0.11; 95% CI 0.02–0.50, p = 0.001) played a protective role for hospitalization. In multivariate analysis, leflunomide treatment (OR = 8.69; CI = 95% 1.41–53.64; p = 0.023) was associated with hospitalization; teleconsultation (OR = 0.14; CI = 95% 0.03–0.71; p = 0.01) and no comorbidities (OR = 0.14; CI = 95% 0.02–0.76; p = 0.02) remained at final model as protective factor. Conclusions Our results showed no association between pre-COVID disease activity or that SARS-CoV-2 infection could trigger disease activity in patients with SpA. Teleconsultation and no comorbidities were associated with a lower hospitalization risk. Leflunomide remained significantly associated with higher risk of hospitalization after multiple adjustments.
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- 2022
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