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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Deaths Associated with Ankylosing Spondylitis in France from 1969 to 2009.
Marc PuyraveauClément PratiDaniel WendlingFrank VerhoevenXavier Guillotsubject
AdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyImmunologyAge and sexDeath Certificates03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineRheumatologyInternal medicineCause of DeathmedicineImmunology and AllergyHumansSpondylitis Ankylosing030212 general & internal medicineAged030203 arthritis & rheumatologyAged 80 and overAnkylosing spondylitisbusiness.industryMortality rateCancerMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseSurgeryStandardized mortality ratioFemaleDeath certificateFrancebusinessdescription
Objective.To describe deaths for which ankylosing spondylitis (AS) was on death certificates in France.Methods.Death certificates in which AS was indicated were evaluated. Standard mortality ratio (SMR) was assessed.Results.AS appeared in 2940 death certificates. The mortality rate of AS seemed stable. The most frequent initial causes were diseases of the circulatory system [28.3% in the International Classification of Diseases, 10th ed (ICD-10)]. SMR adjusted for age and sex were 2.1 (95% CI 1.45–2.91) for infections and 0.43 (0.36–0.5) for cancers (ICD-10 period).Conclusion.This study found an increase in mortality from infectious and external causes of death; conversely, patients with AS appear to die less frequently from cancer.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-31 | The Journal of rheumatology |