%0 Journal Article
%T Impact of ankylosing spondylitis on foot health and quality of life: an observational case-control study.
%A Cortes-Rodríguez A
%A Alves-Gomes L
%A Losa-Iglesias ME
%A Gómez-Salgado J
%A Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo R
%A Saavedra-García MÁ
%A Montiel-Luque A
%A López-López D
%A Jiménez-Cebrián AM
%J Front Med (Lausanne)
%V 11
%N 0
%D 2024
%M 38737760
%F 5.058
%R 10.3389/fmed.2024.1355803
%X <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic, inflammatory, and autoimmune disease. This condition primarily affects the axial skeleton and presents direct foot involvement, such as Achilles enthesitis or plantar fascia involvement.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>This study aimed to investigate the impact of foot health on the quality of life of individuals with AS compared to a control group without AS.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>A sample of 112 subjects was recruited, with a mean age of 46.80 ± 10.49 years, divided into two groups: 56 individuals with AS (cases) and 56 individuals without AS (controls). Demographic data were collected, and the scores obtained in the Foot Health Status Questionnaire domains were recorded.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Of the participants, 27.79% (N = 30) were men and 73.21% (N = 82) were women. The mean age in the group was 46.80 ± 10.49. Significant differences (p < 0.05) were found in the domains of foot function, foot pain, footwear, overall foot health, general health-related physical activity, and social capacity between the AS group and the control group.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Individuals with AS exhibited a decreased quality of life, as indicated by their Foot Health Status Questionnaire scores.