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Evaluation of the European Spondyloarthropathy Study Group (ESSG) classification criteria in a Chinese population
1Division of Rheumatology, Third Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Objective:
To evaluate for thefirst time in a Chinese population, the usefulness of the European Spondyloarthropathy Study Group (ESSG) criteria.
Methods:
A total of 193 clinically diagnosed SpA patients were compared to 166 patients with other types of arthritis, using the parameters listed in the ESSG criteria.
Results:
The sensitivity and specificity of the ESSG criteria in this Chinese population were high at 85.4% and 96.4% respectively.
Conclusion:
The use of ESSG criteria for classifying SpA in Chinese will not lead to significant omission of SpA patients or inclusion of patients who do not have SpA.
