Table 6 Clinical comparisons of women with men from prior ankylosing spondylitis studies in the literature*.

	Age of onset	Iritis	Cervical spine pain	Thoracic and lumbar spine pain	Hip/shoulder pain	Peripheral joint pain	Overall course	Number of men	Number of women
Gran et al, 19851	Same	Same	Less	Same		Same	Same	82	44
Will et al, 19902	Older	Same			More	More		1202	498
Tyson et al, 195320			More		Same	Same	Same		60
Hart et al, 195921	Same						Milder		30
McBryde et al, 197322	Older								13
Levitin et al, 197523				Less		More	Same		9
Resnick et al, 197624	Older		More	Less		More	Milder	80	18
Spencer et al, 197925							Same	164	36
Braunstein et al, 198226	Same		Less	Less		More	Milder	31	32
Marks et al, 198327	Same	More	More		More	More		25	25
Maldonado‐Cocco et al, 198529		Less	More					34	18
Kidd et al, 198830	Same	Same	Same	Same	Less	Same		70	35
Jimenez‐Balderas et al, 199331	Same	Same		Same	Same	Same	Same	41	41
Eustace et al, 199332						More		64	19

*The results are given for women compared with men. See the text for further detailed descriptions of the studies.