Spondyloarthritis & psoriatic arthritis
Sex distribution in psoriatic arthritis: a systematic literature review
Authors' conclusion
In our assessment, RCTs had the closest sex equality, with a slight preponderance of females. The real-life and multi-centre studies had more pronounced female rates, with several differences observed in different geographical locations.
Study context
- Population
- PsA studies (randomized controlled trials (RCTs), cross-sectional, prospective and retrospective cohort studies) with at least 20 patients specifying the number of males and females
- Participants
- 871,144 participants481 studies
- Outcome
- Female-to-male ratios in recent PsA studies
Methodological detailsPubMed database search, January 2020 to September 2022
- PubMed database search, January 2020 to September 2022
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Female proportion of participants
Female majority across all studies
54.1%
Female representation, multi-centre vs single-centre studies
54% vs 50%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Sex distribution in psoriatic arthritis: a systematic literature review. Scand J Rheumatol. Published 26 February 2025. doi:10.
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