TY - JOUR T1 - Current smoking is increased in axial psoriatic arthritis and radiographic sacroiliitis JF - The Journal of Rheumatology JO - J Rheumatol DO - 10.3899/jrheum.190722 SP - jrheum.190722 AU - Dilek Solmaz AU - Umut Kalyoncu AU - Ilaria Tinazzi AU - Sibel Bakirci AU - Ozun Bayindir AU - Atalay Dogru AU - Ediz Dalkilic AU - Gezmis Kimyon AU - Cem Ozisler AU - Gozde Yildirim Cetin AU - Levent Kilic AU - Ahmet Omma AU - Meryem Can AU - Sema Yilmaz AU - Abdulsamet Erden AU - Sibel Zehra Aydin Y1 - 2019/12/01 UR - http://www.jrheum.org/content/early/2019/11/25/jrheum.190722.abstract N2 - Objective The effect of smoking in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is controversial. Our aim was to test if smoking is increased in axial PsA (axPsA). Methods 1535 patients from PsArt-ID (PsA-International Database) were included in the analysis. The effect of smoking on axPsA (compared to other PsA phenotypes) and radiographic sacroiliitis were investigated. Results Current smoking was more common in axPsA (28.6% vs 18.9%, p<0.001). It also was found as an independent predictor of axPsA [Odds ratio (OR)=1.4] and radiographic sacroiliitis (OR=6.6). Conclusion Current smoking is significantly associated with both axPsA and radiographic sacroiliitis in patients with PsA. ER -