The prevalence of ANA and anti-ENA in the general population is not well established, especially their clinical significance in healthy subjects. We herein determined the prevalence and predictive value of serum ANA and anti-ENA for connective tissue diseases (CTD), cancer, and mortality. We took advantage of a randomly selected sample of the 1998 general population (Isola I) consisting of 2828 subjects (53% women, age 43. ±. 13 years) from a well-defined Northern Italian area. Serum ANA and anti-ENA were tested on the 2690 samples available in 2012 (Isola II, 50% women, age 58. ±. 13 years). Administrative databases were searched for CTD, cancer diagnosis, and death cases occurring between enrollment and December 31, 2013. The hazard ratio (HR) was calculated for incident cases. Serum ANA is positive in 18.1% for any titer and 6.1% for titers ≥. 1:160, 23% in subjects over 50 years and 13.1% and 6.1% for any titer and titers ≥. 1:160, respectively, in women. The HR for CTD development was significantly high for all ANA titers, with the highest for ANA ≥. 1:160 (HR 14.19, 95% CI 3.07-65.68). ANA positivity was not associated with cancer (HR 1.03; 95% CI 0.75-1.43), or with mortality (HR adjusted for age and sex 1.40; 95% CI 0.94-2.09). Serum anti-ENA is positive in a minority of subjects with highest figures for anti-nucleosome (1.9%), -histone (1.6%) and -PM/Scl (1.5%). In conclusion, serum ANA prevalence in the general population is highest in senior subjects and in women, while the female predominance is significantly lower compared to overt CTD. Serum ANA is associated with an increased probability of CTD development over time, but does not influence survival or cancer risk.

Serum antinuclear and extractable nuclear antigen antibody prevalence and associated morbidity and mortality in the general population over 15 years / C. Selmi, A. Ceribelli, E. Generali, C.A. Scirè, F. Alborghetti, G. Colloredo, L. Porrati, M.I.S. Achenza, M. De Santis, F. Cavaciocchi, M. Massarotti, N. Isailovic, V. Paleari, P. Invernizzi, T. Matthias, A. Zucchi, P.L. Meroni. - In: AUTOIMMUNITY REVIEWS. - ISSN 1568-9972. - 15:2(2016 Feb), pp. 162-166. [10.1016/j.autrev.2015.10.007]

Serum antinuclear and extractable nuclear antigen antibody prevalence and associated morbidity and mortality in the general population over 15 years

C. Selmi
Primo
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A. Ceribelli
Secondo
;
M.I.S. Achenza;M. De Santis;F. Cavaciocchi;P.L. Meroni
2016

Abstract

The prevalence of ANA and anti-ENA in the general population is not well established, especially their clinical significance in healthy subjects. We herein determined the prevalence and predictive value of serum ANA and anti-ENA for connective tissue diseases (CTD), cancer, and mortality. We took advantage of a randomly selected sample of the 1998 general population (Isola I) consisting of 2828 subjects (53% women, age 43. ±. 13 years) from a well-defined Northern Italian area. Serum ANA and anti-ENA were tested on the 2690 samples available in 2012 (Isola II, 50% women, age 58. ±. 13 years). Administrative databases were searched for CTD, cancer diagnosis, and death cases occurring between enrollment and December 31, 2013. The hazard ratio (HR) was calculated for incident cases. Serum ANA is positive in 18.1% for any titer and 6.1% for titers ≥. 1:160, 23% in subjects over 50 years and 13.1% and 6.1% for any titer and titers ≥. 1:160, respectively, in women. The HR for CTD development was significantly high for all ANA titers, with the highest for ANA ≥. 1:160 (HR 14.19, 95% CI 3.07-65.68). ANA positivity was not associated with cancer (HR 1.03; 95% CI 0.75-1.43), or with mortality (HR adjusted for age and sex 1.40; 95% CI 0.94-2.09). Serum anti-ENA is positive in a minority of subjects with highest figures for anti-nucleosome (1.9%), -histone (1.6%) and -PM/Scl (1.5%). In conclusion, serum ANA prevalence in the general population is highest in senior subjects and in women, while the female predominance is significantly lower compared to overt CTD. Serum ANA is associated with an increased probability of CTD development over time, but does not influence survival or cancer risk.
Age; Autoimmunity; Cancer; Clinical epidemiology; Connective tissue disease; Gender; Survival; Immunology; Immunology and Allergy
Settore MED/16 - Reumatologia
Settore MED/09 - Medicina Interna
feb-2016
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