Table-II.

Association of studied factors with duration of Ankylosing spondylitis.

Characteristics		Duration ≤ 8-years		Duration >8-years		p-value
		n	%	n	%
Sex	Male	72	96.0	50	89.3	0.13
	Female	3	4.0	6	10.7
Hypertension with Medication	Yes	4	5.3	17	30.4	<0.01*
Hypertension	Yes	13	17.3	27	48.2	<0.01*
Smoking	Yes	11	14.7	10	17.9	0.62
Diabetes Mellitus	Yes	16	21.3	19	33.9	0.10
DMARDS / NSAID	Yes	47	62.7	37	66.1	0.68
Herbal medication use	Yes	47	62.7	38	67.9	0.53
Family history of CHD	Yes	13	17.3	13	23.2	0.40
BMI Levels	Normal weight	20	26.7	12	21.4	0.60
	Overweight	29	38.7	20	35.7
	Obese	26	34.7	24	42.9
Cholesterol	Desirable	63	84.0	45	80.4	0.66
	Borderline High	5	6.7	3	5.4
	High	7	9.3	8	14.3
HDL	Low	25	33.3	17	30.4	0.87
	Normal	48	64.0	38	67.9
	High	2	2.7	1	1.8
TG	Normal	36	48.0	13	23.2	0.01*
	Borderline high	18	24.0	15	26.8
	High	20	26.7	28	50.0
	Very High	1	1.3	0	0.0
LDL	Optimal	47	62.7	34	60.7	0.01*
	Above Optimal	19	25.3	12	21.4
	Borderline high	8	10.7	2	3.6
	High	0	0.0	7	12.5
	Very High	1	1.3	1	1.8
FRS	Normal	51	68.0	27	48.2	<0.01*
	Intermediate risk	3	4.0	11	19.6
	High risk	21	28.0	18	32.1

^*p<0.05 was considered statistically significant using Pearson Chi Square test.