Sex differences in clinical and imaging characteristics of axial juvenile spondyloarthritis

Lara D. Veeken 2026 Open access

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Authors: Adam S. Mayer, Rui Xiao, Timothy G. Brandon, Pamela F. Weiss, Amita Aggarwal, Ruben Burgos-Vargas, Robert Allen Colbert, Gerd Horneff, Ronald M. Laxer, Kirsten Minden, Angelo Ravelli, Nicolino Ruperto
+22 more Judith A. Smith, Matthew Laurence Stoll, Shirley M L Tse, Filip Van den Bosch, Walter P Maksymowych, Robert G. Lambert, David M. Biko, Nancy A. Chauvin, Michael L. Francavilla, Jacob L Jaremko, Nele Herregods, Ozgur Kasapcopur, Mehmet Yildiz, Hemalatha Srinivasalu, Daniel J. Lovell, Peter Andrija Nigrovic, Ivan Foeldvari, Marisa S Klein-Gitelman, Seza Ozen, Ray Naden, Alison M. Hendry, Rik Joos
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keaf611
Cited by: 1
References: 29

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The impact of biologic sex in axial juvenile spondyloarthritis (axJSpA) is unknown. We assessed whether biologic sex is associated with disease manifestations, patient-reported outcomes, or characteristic sacroiliac joint (SIJ) MRI lesions in a large cohort of youths with classified axJSpA. METHODS: This international multicentre cross-sectional study included youths aged

Fields of Study & Subjects

Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment

Publication details

Journal / source
Lara D. Veeken
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Volume
65
Issue
3
Publication date
24 February 2026
Language
EN