Incidence Rate and Factors Associated With Fractures Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Ankylosing Spondylitis in the United States
Rachael Stovall,
Emma Kersey,
Jing Li
et al.
Abstract:ObjectiveWe evaluated the incidence rate and factors associated with fractures among adults with ankylosing spondylitis (AS).MethodsWe performed a retrospective cohort study with data from the Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness registry linked to Medicare claims from 2016 to 2018. Patients were required to have two AS International Classification of Diseases codes 30 or more days apart and a subsequent Medicare claim. Then, 1 year of baseline characteristics were included, after which patients w… Show more
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