POS0031 THE PREVALENCE OF INFLAMMATORY BACK PAIN AND HLA-B27 IN A LARGE POPULATION-BASED COHORT IN THE NETHERLANDS

Background: Although chronic low back pain (≥3 months) before the age of 45 and inflammatory back pain (IBP) are regarded as early presenting and key features of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) can be used to demonstrate sacroiliitis, the substantial delay in the diagnosis of axSpA has not improved.(1) Additionally, knowledge on the prevalence of chronic low back pain before the age of 45 and IBP in combination with the axSpA-related genetic risk factor Human Leukocyte Antigen-B27 (HLA-B27) in the general population is scarce. Objectives: To estimate the p... Mehr ...