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ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2023

Osteoarthritis or arthritis? Toward understanding of primary Sjögren's syndrome patients with arthralgia.

Ronglin Gao, Jincheng Pu, Zhenzhen Wu, Jianping Tang, Xuan Wang

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Article in Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Ronglin GaoDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, No. 389 Xincun Road, Shanghai, 200065, China.
Jincheng PuDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, No. 389 Xincun Road, Shanghai, 200065, China.
Zhenzhen WuDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, No. 389 Xincun Road, Shanghai, 200065, China.
Jianping TangDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, No. 389 Xincun Road, Shanghai, 200065, China.
Xuan WangDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Tongji Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, No. 389 Xincun Road, Shanghai, 200065, China. xuan2018@tongji.edu.cn.
Tongji University · CNTongji Hospital · CN

Funding

Clinical research program of Tongji Hospital Tongji University ITJZD1909National Natural Science Foundation of China grant 81671598National Natural Science Foundation of China grant 81801601Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai grant 20ZR1451400Science and technology commission of Shanghai 20Y11911600Shanghai Sailing Program 17YF1417200
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo identify primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) patients with arthralgia at risk for osteoarthritis (OA) or arthritis.

methodsThis study included 368 pSS patients admitted to a mono-centric from March 2010 to December 2020. Patients were divided into groups according to whether complicated with OA or arthritis. Data were analyzed to determine the differences in demographical characteristics, symptoms, and laboratory examination.

resultsThe involvement of the OA joints was predominately knee and spine sites (including cervical and lumbar spine degeneration). When diagnosing arthritis, it was mainly peripheral symmetric polyarthritis, the most affected sites were the interphalangeal and metacarpophalangeal joints. There were significant differences in age, disease duration, uric acid (UA), and total cholesterol (TC) between pSS-OA and pSS-nOA patients (P < 0.050). Logistic regression analysis showed that age (OR = 1.965; P = 0.009) and joint pain (OR = 3.382; P < 0.001) were dangerous factors associated with OA. Interestingly, although the level of UA, TC, and triglycerides (TG) was shown to be positive with OA, there was no statistical significance after the OR was computed in the four-cell table. In pSS-arthritis, EULAR Sjögren's syndrome disease activity index (ESSDAI) (P = 0.011), the frequency of joint pain (P < 0.001), and muscular involvement (P = 0.037) were higher than non-arthritis group. In pSS patients only presenting with joint pain, arthritis patients had higher ESSDAI and system involvements, but lower UA and TG levels compared with OA group (P < 0.050).

conclusionIn pSS patients with arthralgia, OA accounted for the majority. pSS patients with advanced age and more pronounced metabolic characteristics, such as elevated blood lipids and uric acid, was a key factor in groups at risk for OA. However, arthritis patients had higher rates of dry mouth and eye, higher disease activity, antibodies positive, and more organs damage. In the future, it may be necessary to be more cautious in the diagnosis of joint manifestations in pSS patients in order to make the appropriate treatments.

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OsteoarthritisSjogren's SyndromeArthralgiaHumansMetacarpophalangeal JointUric AcidUric AcidArthritisJoint painMetabolismOsteoarthritisPrimary Sjögren’s syndrome

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