Patient | Status | Sex | Age, yrs | HLA-B27 | Extraspinal Disease | Family Hx of SpA | Smoker | Physical Activity | Spinal Radiation | TNFi before Dx of CES | Treatment for AS before CES |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alive | F | 70 | Yes | No | No | No | Competitive table tennis | Yes | Yes | NSAID, etanercept |
2 | Alive | M | 69 | Yes | No | Yes | No | Swim, bike (20–50 mi) | No | No | NSAID |
3 | Dead | F | 69 | Yes | No | No | No | Unknown | Unknown | No | NSAID |
4 | Alive | M | 65 | Yes | Iritis | No | Yes | Unknown | Unknown | No | NSAID |
5 | Alive | M | 70 | Yes | Iritis, colitis, enthesitis | Reactive arthritis | No | Unknown | Unknown | No | NSAID |
6 | Alive | M | 69 | Unknown | Iritis, colitis, enthesitis, psoriasis | No | Yes | Walk, bike, swim | No | No | NSAID |
AS: ankylosing spondylitis; Dx: diagnosis; NSAID: nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs; TNFi: tumor necrosis factor inhibitor; SpA: spondyloarthropathy.