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Revista Colombiana de Reumatología (English Edition) Prevalence of comorbidities and use of medication in psoriatic arthritis patient...
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Vol. 32. Issue 3.
Pages 216-221 (July - September 2025)
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Vol. 32. Issue 3.
Pages 216-221 (July - September 2025)
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Prevalence of comorbidities and use of medication in psoriatic arthritis patients: findings from a Mexican cohort
Prevalencia de comorbilidades y uso de medicamentos en pacientes con artritis psoriásica: hallazgos de una cohorte mexicana
David Vega-Moralesa,
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drdavidvega@yahoo.com.mx

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, Alejandro Garza-Alpireza, María Fernanda Martínez-Guerrab, Alondra Elizabeth Montoya-Montesa
a Rheumatology Service and Infusion Center, Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS), Hospital General de Zona Número 17, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
b Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
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Table 1. Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis.
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Introduction

Comorbidities contribute to the development of PsA and worsen disease severity. The aim of the study is to describe the clinical characteristics of Mexican PsA patients focusing on comorbidities and medications. The primary objective of our study was to investigate the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of patients with Psoriatic Arthritis (APs) who were undergoing treatment with biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs).

Materials and methods

We conducted a cross-sectional observational study in a secondary care clinic in northern Mexico.

Results

Of the total sample, 38/66 (57.5%) were women, with a mean age of 47.8 (SD 11.5) years, a mean weight of 83.8 (SD 19) kg, and BMI of 31.5 (SD 6.5) kg/m2. Smoking and alcoholism were reported in 10/66 (15.1%) and 2 (3%) of patients, respectively.

Obesity occurred in 41 (62.1%) patients, followed by diabetes mellitus in 23 (34.8%) patients, and systemic arterial hypertension in 19 (28.7%) patients. Ischaemic heart disease, heart failure, and cancer were not present in any of the patients.

Conclusions

0ur study revealed a higher prevalence of chronic metabolic diseases among patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) compared to other cohorts without inflammatory arthropathy and the Mexican population.

Keywords:
Psoriatic arthritis
Comorbidities
Diseases
Treatment
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Introducción

Las comorbilidades contribuyen al desarrollo de la artritis psoriásica (APs) y empeoran la gravedad de la enfermedad. El objetivo del estudio es describir las características clínicas de pacientes mexicanos con APs, centrándose en las comorbilidades y los medicamentos. El objetivo principal de nuestro estudio fue investigar las características clínicas y epidemiológicas de los pacientes con APs que estaban en tratamiento con fármacos antirreumáticos modificadores de la enfermedad biológicos (bDMARDs).

Materiales y métodos

Realizamos un estudio observacional transversal en una clínica de atención secundaria en el norte de México.

Resultados

De la muestra total, 38/66 (57,5%) eran mujeres, con una edad media de 47,8 (desviación estándar [DE] 11,5) años, peso medio de 83,8 (DE 19) kg y un índice de masa coporal (IMC) de 31,5 (DE 6,5) kg/m2. Se informó tabaquismo en 10/66 (15,1%) y alcoholismo en dos (3%) de los pacientes, respectivamente. La obesidad se presentó en 41 (62,1%) pacientes, seguida de diabetes mellitus en 23 (34,8%) pacientes e hipertensión arterial sistémica en 19 (28,7%) pacientes. La enfermedad cardiaca isquémica, la insuficiencia cardiaca y el cáncer no estuvieron presentes en ninguno de los pacientes.

Conclusiones

Nuestro estudio reveló una mayor prevalencia de enfermedades metabólicas crónicas entre los pacientes con APs)en comparación con otras cohortes sin artropatía inflamatoria y con la población mexicana.

Palabras clave:
Artritis psoriásica
Comorbilidades
Enfermedades
Tratamiento

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