1. Therapy Areas
  2. Rheumatology
  3. Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA)
  4. Disease burden

Disease burden

   

Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) places significant burden on patients across the spectrum of axSpA (non-radiographic axSpA [nr-axSpA] and ankylosing spondylitis [AS]).1

Patients with nr-axSpA may suffer from night-time back pain and morning stiffness, but don’t always tell their healthcare professional. This may be especially true in patients whose stiffness resolves with movement.2

Both nr-axSpA and AS have a similar symptom burden:1

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Pain

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Fatigue

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Functional impairment

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Lost work time

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Reduced activity

 

 

 

Similarities3

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Clinical presentation

Level of pain

Decease in functional abilities

Decrease in HRQoL*

Patient global assessment of disease

Differences

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Radiographic damage in AS3

Reduced spinal mobility in AS4

More women with nr-axSpA5

More men with AS (ratio 2:1 vs women)5

 

 

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*As measured by SF-36 and ASQoL questionnaires.3

AS, ankylosing spondylitis; ASQoL, Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life; axSpA, axial spondyloarthritis; HRQoL, health-related quality of life; nr-axSpA, non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis; SF-36, Short Form 36 Health Survey.

References:

  1. Mease PJ, et al. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2018;70(11):1661–1670.
  2. Strand V & Singh JA. Mayo Clin Proc. 2017;92(4):555–564.
  3. Kiltz U, et al. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2012;64(9):1415–1422.
  4. Malaviya AN, et al. Int J Rheum Dis. 2015;18(7):736–741.
  5. Boonen A, et al. Semin Arth Rheum. 2015;44(5):556–562.
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