A study published in Current Rheumatology Reports set out to examine the differences in progression of ankylosing spondylitis in men and women by examining x-rays. Results showed that, "Female AS patients showed more cervical structural lesions, but male patients overall showed more rapid progress."

146 AS patients were analyzed twice within 6 years using modified Stokes AS Spine Score. "More females showed slow radiographic progression, and more males showed fast radiographic progression, while moderate progression was similar for both genders."

Thus, this study shows that there may be distinct differences in how ankylosing spondylitis progresses between men and women.

To read the abstract on the Metapress website, click here.

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