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ArticleArchives of rheumatology2016

The Risk of Nephrolithiasis Among Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis: a Population-Based Cohort Study.

Mu Tsun Shih, Shou Hung Tang, Tai Lung Cha, Sheng Tang Wu, Jen Huai Chiang, Wen Chi Chen

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Article in Archives of rheumatology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mu Tsun ShihDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Tri-service General Hospital, National Defence Medical Center, Taipei City, Taiwan.
Shou Hung TangDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Tri-service General Hospital, National Defence Medical Center, Taipei City, Taiwan.
Tai Lung ChaDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Tri-service General Hospital, National Defence Medical Center, Taipei City, Taiwan.
Sheng Tang WuDivision of Urology, Department of Surgery, Tri-service General Hospital, National Defence Medical Center, Taipei City, Taiwan.
Jen Huai ChiangGraduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, College of Medicine, Research Center for Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture, China Medical University, Management Office for Health Data, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan.
Wen Chi ChenGraduate Institute of Integrated Medicine, College of Chinese Medicine, College of Medicine, Research Center for Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture, China Medical University, Management Office for Health Data, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan.
China Medical University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study aims to investigate the correlation of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) with nephrolithiasis by performing a nationwide population- based cohort study. PATIENTS AND

methodsThe data used in this retrospective cohort study were collected from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research database. The study included a total of 3,334 AS patients (1,914 males, 1,420 females; mean age 44.51±16.83 years; range 22 to 79 years) and 13,336 non-AS patients (7,656 males, 5,680 females; mean age 44.27±17.01 years; range 21 to 78 years) who had been followed-up on an average of 6.78 years and 6.75 years, respectively, between January 2000 and December 2008.

resultsThe percentage of newly diagnosed nephrolithiasis was 4.8% in all study subjects. However, the percentages of newly diagnosed nephrolithiasis were 5.76% and 4.58% in the AS and non-AS cohorts, respectively. After adjusting the patients' sex, age, urbanization level, and comorbidities, the hazard ratio obtained from our multivariable Cox model was 1.19.

conclusionOur study findings indicate that patients with AS are more likely to develop nephrolithiasis than non-AS patients.

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Ankylosing spondylitiscomorbiditiesnephrolithiasis

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PMID30375555
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