Diabetes mellitus in ankylosing spondylitis

We read with interest the article by Liao et al 1 regarding diabetes mellitus in ankylosing spondylitis and the meta-analysis by Mathieu et al . This nationwide cohort study demonstrated that the overall incidence of diabetes mellitus was 1.21-fold higher in the ankylosing spondylitis group than in the non-ankylosing spondylitis group,1 and Mathieu et al ’s research showed an increased cardiovascular events in ankylosing spondylitis.2 The...