Objectives: This study investigates clinical factors associated with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) seropositivity in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), a condition in which H. pylori has been underexplored.
Methods: AS patients meeting the modified New York criteria, aged 18-65 years, without comorbidities and followed between 2022 and 2023, were included. Serum anti-H. pylori IgG and IgA antibodies were measured using ELISA and categorized as negative, positive, or highly positive based on titer levels.
Results: The cohort consisted of 243 patients, 36.8% males and 63.2% females, with a mean age of 46.6 years and a mean disease duration of 7.9 years. Logistic regression analysis revealed that increasing age significantly elevated the risk of both IgG and IgA seropositivity. Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate was strongly associated with IgA positivity (Odds Ratio [OR]: 3.08, 95% Confidence Interval [CI]: 2.05-4.11), while hypomagnesemia (mean serum Mg: 1.95±0.09) also increased the likelihood of IgA seropositivity (OR: 2.82, 95% CI: 1.05-2.88). Notably, hip involvement emerged as a robust predictor of IgG seropositivity (OR: 3.48, 95% CI: 1.52-6.04), and a history of uveitis was linked to a 1.61-fold increased risk of IgG positivity.
Conclusions: The findings suggest that older AS patients with systemic inflammation or low magnesium levels are more likely to exhibit H. pylori infection. Moreover, hip involvement and uveitis may serve as relevant clinical markers warranting H. pylori screening in this population. These associations highlight potential pathogenetic links between microbial triggers and disease expression in AS.
Helicobacter pylori spondylitis ankylosing inflammation uveitis hip joint
This study was approved by the Pamukkale University Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committeel (Decision No: 2019/20; date: 19.11.2019). All procedures were conducted in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments. Informed consent was waived because of the retrospective nature of the study and the analysis used anonymous clinical data.
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Konular | Romatoloji ve Artrit |
Bölüm | Original Article |
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Erken Görünüm Tarihi | 13 Ağustos 2025 |
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Gönderilme Tarihi | 24 Haziran 2025 |
Kabul Tarihi | 9 Ağustos 2025 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2025 EARLY ONLINE |