Spondyloarthritis & psoriatic arthritis
Clinical enthesitis in patient with psoriatic arthritis, a systematic literature review with metaanalysis
Authors' conclusion
Enthesitis is a frequent manifestation in PsA, concerning close to half the patients, and is more prevalent in trials than in observational studies, reflecting recruitment patterns.
Study context
- Population
- Adult psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients in studies reporting information related to enthesitis
- Participants
- 84,262 patients212 studies
- Comparison
- Trials vs Observational studies
- Outcome
- Prevalence of clinical enthesitis (number of patients with at least one enthesitis)
Methodological detailsunivariate random-effects meta-analysis, PubMed 2010-2023
- Univariate random-effects meta-analysis
- PubMed 2010-2023
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
Pooled prevalence of clinical enthesitis
- Pooled prevalence, overall population
- 41.6% (95% CI 37.4-45.8)
Further pooled results
Enthesitis scores used
- Leeds Enthesitis Index (LEI), the most widely-used score
- 63.7%
- Number of enthesitis varied by score, lowest with LEI
Impact of enthesitis
- Patients with enthesitis had higher disease activity and disease burden than those without
Original publication
Clinical enthesitis in patient with psoriatic arthritis, a systematic literature review with metaanalysis. Joint Bone Spine. Published 30 October 2024. doi:10.
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