Prevalence of axial spondyloarthritis in Colombia: data from the National Health Registry 2017–2021

• Published in: Clinical rheumatology Vol. 43; no. 1; pp. 49 - 57
• Main Authors: Barahona-Correa, Julián E., Herrera-Leaño, Nancy M., Bernal-Macías, Santiago, Fernández-Ávila, Daniel G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.01.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Ankylosing spondylitis; Arthritis; Colombia - epidemiology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Demographics; Demography; Epidemiology; Female; Humans; Inflammatory diseases; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Original; Original Article; Prevalence; Registries; Rheumatic diseases; Rheumatology; Sacroiliitis; Sacroiliitis - diagnosis; Spondylarthritis - diagnosis; Spondylitis, Ankylosing - diagnosis; Spondylitis, Ankylosing - epidemiology; Colombia; Axial spondyloarthritis; Registries; Epidemiology; Spondyloarthritis; Latin America

Introduction Registries allow ascertaining the epidemiology of chronic diseases such as axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). The Colombian Ministry of Health has implemented a National Health Registry (SISPRO) that collects data from each medical contact in the system, which provides close to universal...