Proximal weakness and creatine kinase elevation in systemic sclerosis : Clinical correlates, prognosis and functional implications

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OBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency, clinical correlates and implications of clinical evidence of muscle disease in systemic sclerosis (SSc).

METHODS: Australian Scleroderma Cohort Study participants with ≥1 creatine kinase (CK) and proximal power assessment were subdivided according to presence of proximal weakness (PW: proximal muscle power<5/5) and CK elevation(≥140IU/L). Participants were assigned to one of four groups: concurrent PW&CK elevation, PW alone, CK elevation alone or neither. Between-group comparisons were made with chi-squared, ANOVA or Kruskal-Wallis tests. Survival analysis was performed using time-varying-covariate Cox regression modelling. Longitudinal data were modelled using multinomial logistic and linear regression.

RESULTS: Of 1786 participants, 4 % had concurrent PW&CK elevation, 15 % PW alone, 24 % CK elevation and 57 % neither. Participants with PW&CK elevation displayed a severe, inflammatory SSc phenotype, with more frequent dcSSc(p < 0.01), tendon friction rubs(p < 0.01), synovitis(p < 0.01) and digital ulceration(p = 0.03). Multimorbidity(p < 0.01) and cardiopulmonary disease, including ischaemic heart disease(p < 0.01) and pulmonary arterial hypertension(p < 0.01), were most common in those with PW, with and without CK elevation. Men with anti-Scl70 positivity most frequently had CK elevation alone, without other significant clinical differences. Multivariable modelling demonstrated 3.6-fold increased mortality in those with PW&CK elevation (95 %CI 1.9-6.6, p < 0.01) and 2.1-fold increased mortality in PW alone (95 %CI 1.4-3.0, p < 0.01) compared to those without PW or CK elevation. CK elevation alone conferred better survival (HR 0.7, 95 %CI 0.4-1.1, p = 0.09) compared to those with no PW or CK elevation. PW regardless of CK elevation was associated with impaired physical function, with reduced six-minute-walk-distance (p < 0.01), higher HAQ-DI scores (p < 0.01) and increased patient-reported dyspnoea (p = 0.04).

CONCLUSION: Clinical features of myopathy are highly prevalent in SSc, affecting almost half of our study cohort. Detection of PW and elevated CK alone, even without imaging or histopathological identification of SSc-myopathy, identified important clinical associations and are associated with poorer function and overall prognosis.

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:65

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Seminars in arthritis and rheumatism - 65(2024) vom: 05. März, Seite 152363

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fairley, Jessica L [VerfasserIn]
Hansen, Dylan [VerfasserIn]
Day, Jessica [VerfasserIn]
Proudman, Susanna [VerfasserIn]
Sahhar, Joanne [VerfasserIn]
Ngian, Gene-Siew [VerfasserIn]
Walker, Jenny [VerfasserIn]
Host, Lauren V [VerfasserIn]
Morrisroe, Kathleen [VerfasserIn]
Stevens, Wendy [VerfasserIn]
Ross, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Nikpour, Mandana [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Creatine Kinase
EC 2.7.3.2
Journal Article
Physical function
Skeletal myopathy
Survival
Symptoms
Systemic sclerosis

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Date Completed 22.03.2024

Date Revised 22.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1016/j.semarthrit.2024.152363

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NLM368053296