Ankylosing spondylitis, strict definition

ankylosing spondylitis: An autoimmune chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by inflammation in the vertebral joints of the spine and sacroiliac joints. It predominantly affects young males. Patients present with stiffness and pain in the spine.

Endpoint definition

Name M13_ANKYLOSPON_STRICT
Long name Ankylosing spondylitis, strict definition
KELA reimboursements codes ANY
KELA reimbursements ICD-10: M45
Conditions required M13_ANKYLOSPON_ICD10
Level in the ICD-hierarchy C
First defined in version DF3

Summary Statistics

Key figures

All Female Male
Number of individuals 599 282 317
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.28 0.23 0.34
Mean age at first event (years) 41.81 40.88 42.64
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 0.33 0.00 0.63

Longitudinal metrics

All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 1.0 1.0 1.0
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 6.63 7.56 5.72

Survival analyses between endpoints

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Drugs most likely to be purchased after Ankylosing spondylitis, strict definition