Introduction Osteoporosis can be a complication of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), but diagnosing
spinal osteoporosis can be difficult since pathologic new bone formation interferes with …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that is more common in women than in
men. The peak incidence in females coincides with menopause when the ovarian …

Background To investigate the risk of first-time acute coronary syndrome (ACS), stroke and
venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), psoriatic arthritis …

Sjögren’s disease is a complex autoimmune disease with twelve established susceptibility
loci. This genome-wide association study (GWAS) identifies ten novel genome-wide …

Objectives To estimate absolute and relative risks for all-cause mortality and for severe
COVID-19 in inflammatory joint diseases (IJDs) and with antirheumatic therapies. Methods …

Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by a
lymphocytic exocrinopathy. However, patients often have evidence of systemic autoimmunity, …

Objective. To investigate disease course, outcome, and predictors of outcome in an
unselected population-based cohort of individuals diagnosed with juvenile chronic arthritis (JCA) …

Background Obesity is over-represented in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and
associated with higher disease activity, poorer effect of treatment and increased cardiovascular …

Introduction Prevalence estimates of ankylosing spondylitis vary considerably, and there are
few nationwide estimates. The present study aimed to describe the national prevalence of …

Objectives. To determine the frequency of osteoporosis and possible risk factors of low
bone mineral density (BMD) in women with systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) in western …