Incidence of osteoporosis in patients with and without ankylosing spondylitis (AS).

Incidence of osteoporosis in patients with and without ankylosing spondylitis (AS).</p

Baseline characteristics of patients with and without depressive disorders.

Baseline characteristics of patients with and without depressive disorders.</p

Cumulative incidence of osteoporosis in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.

The cumulative incidence of newly diagnosed osteoporosis in patients with Ankylosing spondylitis was higher than the comparison cohort significantly.</p

A flowchart demonstrating the enrollment of the study cohort.

A total of 2,058 patient with history of Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and 8,232 patients without history of AS were identified from Taiwan NHIRD. Among patients with and without the diagnosis of AS, 214 and 408 patients developed osteoporosis, respectively.</p

Analyses of risk factors for osteoporosis in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.

Analyses of risk factors for osteoporosis in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.</p

Analyses of risk factors for osteoporosis in patients with and without ankylosing spondylitis.

Analyses of risk factors for osteoporosis in patients with and without ankylosing spondylitis.</p

Baseline characteristics of patients with and without ankylosing spondylitis.

Baseline characteristics of patients with and without ankylosing spondylitis.</p

Analyses of risk factors for hip fracture in patients with depressive disorders.

<p>Analyses of risk factors for hip fracture in patients with depressive disorders.</p

Incidence of hip fracture in patients with and without depressive disorders.

<p>Incidence of hip fracture in patients with and without depressive disorders.</p

Analyses of risk dactors for hip fracture in patients with and without depressive disorders.

<p>Analyses of risk dactors for hip fracture in patients with and without depressive disorders.</p