Key clinical point : More than half of patients with PsA had a diagnostic delay of >2 years.
Major finding : The percentage of patients receiving a diagnosis of PsA by 2 years after symptom onset was 45%. Factors associated with a diagnostic delay of >2 years included earlier age at onset of symptoms, higher body mass index, and enthesitis.
Study details : The data come from a retrospective, population-based cohort of 164 incident adult PsA patients.
Disclosures: The study used resources of the Rochester Epidemiology Project, which is supported by various National Institutes of Health grants. P Karmacharya and A Duarte-García reported receiving individual research grants. A Ogdie and JM Davis reported ties with various pharmaceutical companies. The remaining authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Source: Karmacharya P et al. J Rheumatol. 2021 Feb 15. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.201199 .