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Patients were required to have chronic back pain for \u22653 months beginning at &lt;45 years of age, no prior SpA diagnosis, and \u22651 of the following 3 SpA features: HLA\u2013B27 positivity, current inflammatory back pain, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or radiographic evidence of sacroiliitis. Medical history and physical examination findings, pelvic radiographs, MRIs of sacroiliac joints, C\u2010reactive protein (CRP) level, and HLA\u2013B27 status were obtained. Investigators were asked if a clinical diagnosis of axial SpA could be made based on the results. Data were also analyzed separately to determine if patients fulfilled the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society (ASAS) criteria for axial SpA and\/or modified New York criteria for ankylosing spondylitis (AS).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 751 patients were enrolled (46% were existing patients in rheumatology practices, 40% were new referrals, and 14% were self referred). Among patients with available data, 319 of 697 (46%) were diagnosed as having axial SpA by the investigator, and 348 of 744 (47%) fulfilled the ASAS criteria, of whom 238 were classified as having nonradiographic axial SpA and 108 as having AS; 2 had missing data. 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