Table 3 Clinical characteristics of patients with SpA across Latin America

Argentina

Marengo et al., 2008 [17]

61

n/r

n/r

27.2* (Em)

57.7* (Un)

40.3* (Em)

53.1* (Un)

5* (Em)

8* (Un)

Bellomio et al., 2008 [18]

405

46

1.9*^b

4.0

3.3

5

Buschiazzo et al., 2011 [19]

402

45.3

n/r

3.8*

2.6*

n/r

Schneeberger et al., 2015 [21]

73

5

n/r

n/r

n/r

n/r

Sommerfleck et al., 2018 [22]

86

n/r

n/r

3.3 (0 c-m)

4.3 (1–2 c-m)

5.8 (≥3 c-m)

3.2 (0 c-m)

4.5 (1–2 c-m)

5.2 (≥3 c-m)

n/r

Sommerfleck et al., 2018 [23]

50

n/r

n/r

4.1*

4.2*

11.2* (PsAQoL)

Scarafia et al., 2016 (CA) [24]

92

5.6

n/r

n/r

n/r

n/r

Brazil

Sampaio-Barros et al., 2008 [26]

1036

69.5

n/r

4.1

4.5

n/r

Skare et al., 2012 [27]

1318

72.8 (W)

62.4 (AB)

35 (O)

9.3 (W)^b

9.3 (AB)^b

11.2 (O)^b

4.0 (W)

4.3 (AB)

4.4 (O)

4.4 (W)

4.8 (AB)

4.7 (O)

7.1 (W)

8.6 (AB)

8.7 (O)

Skare et al., 2012 [28]

1424

72.8 (< 40 y)

49.5 (≥40 y)

10.3 (< 40 y)

8.02 (≥40 y)

4.15 (< 40 y)

4.47 (≥40 y)

4.6 (< 40 y)

4.7 (≥40 y)

7.8 (< 40 y)

7.8 (≥40 y)

Duarte et al., 2014 [30]

1189

67.9

n/r

4.3

4.7

7.9

Ribeiro et al., 2018 [31]

202

64.2

3.6 (W)^b

3.7 (NW)^b

3.6 (W)

3.7 (NW)

4.5 (W)

4.1 (NW)

7.9 (W)

6.5 (NW)

Simioni et al., 2019 [32]

85

69.2

8*

2.4*

5.1*

9.2*

Chile

Gutiérrez et al., 2008 [34]

109

66.4

16.2^b

4.9

4.5

n/r

Ibáñez et al., 2019 (CA) [35]

472

n/r

n/r

6.1

5

10^a

Colombia

Bautista-Molano et al., 2016 [37]

581

43.9

11.7

5.4 (Ax)

5.3 (Pr)

n/r

n/r

Santos et al., 2017 [38]

189

40.7

n/r

n/r

n/r

n/r

Costa Rica

Sáenz Castro et al., 2008 [39]

33

57.1

0.6

4.6

3.9

n/r

Mexico

Casasola-Vargas et al., 2008 [40]

172

n/r

12^b

4.5

4.0

n/r

Peláez-Ballestas et al., 2013 [12]

28

14.3

n/r

n/r

n/r

n/r

Peru

Chávez-Corrales et al., 2008 [41]

60

31

n/r

n/r

n/r

n/r

Uruguay

Palleiro and Spangenberg, 2008 [42]

53

approx. 50 (AS, uSpA)

14 (PsA)

6.2 mg/L

5.3

4.3

n/r

Venezuela

Chacón et al., 2008 [43]

69

n/r

8.4^b

4.4

3.6

n/r

Multinational

García-Kutzbach et al., 2011 [44]

233

57.1 (Costa Rica)

29 (El Salvador)

4 (Guatemala)^c

n/r

n/r

n/r

n/r

Benegas et al., 2012 [45]

1083

71

10^b

4.3

4.8

7

Bautista-Molano et al., 2018 [46]

390

n/r

n/r

n/r

3.4

n/r