Neuropathic Pain and its Relationship With Fibromyalgia, Vitamin D Status and Medication Use in Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis.

xyvitamin D and inflammatory marker levels Results NeP component 32 (21 [20.6%]; clearly NeP and 11 [10.8%]; mixed NeP) was present in patients with AS Compared to those without NeP, they had significantly higher VAS and BASDAI scores (p=0.022 and 0.003, respectively) In addition, there was a highly significant difference of frequency of fibromyalgia between patients with and without NeP (50.0% vs 5.7%, p<0.001) Vitamin D status and medication use were comparable for patients with and without NeP Logistic regression analysis revealed that only fibromyalgia was a significant predictor of NeP Conclusion This stud

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The serum 25(OH)D levels were low in both the groups, and the between-group difference did not reach statistical significance (p=0.329).

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