Table 2 Comorbidities defined by Elixhauser coding algorithms* in axial spondyloarthritis patients (N = 1776)
Comorbidity | Prevalence (%) |
|---|---|
Hypertension | 51.6 |
Uncomplicated | 44.4 |
Complicated | 7.2 |
Depression | 25.6 |
Chronic pulmonary disease | 23.4 |
Diabetes | 16.0 |
Complicated | 8.7 |
Uncomplicated | 7.3 |
Cardiac arrhythmias | 14.2 |
Obesity | 14.2 |
Hypothyroidism | 13.6 |
Osteoporosis | 13.0 |
Liver disease | 11.7 |
Peripheral vascular disorders | 8.6 |
Solid tumour without metastasis | 8.3 |
Valvular disease | 8.1 |
Renal failure | 7.5 |
Congestive heart failure | 5.7 |
Deficiency anaemia | 5.6 |
Fibromyalgia | 4.4 |
Other neurological disorders | 3.6 |
Coagulopathy | 2.9 |
Fluid and electrolyte disorders | 1.8 |
Weight loss | 1.6 |
Alcohol abuse | 1.6 |
Metastatic cancer | 1.4 |
Peptic ulcer disease excluding bleeding | 1.3 |
Pulmonary circulation disorders | 1.2 |
Paralysis | 1.2 |
Drug abuse | 1.1 |
Lymphoma | 0.6 |
Psychoses | 0.5 |
Blood loss anaemia | 0.1 |
AIDS/HIV | 0 |