Table 2.
Correlation Coefficients (r) of Serum IL-23 Levels with Clinical and Laboratory Findings of Ankylosing Spondylitis in the Patient Group
| Patients | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n=20) | Active (n=6) | Inactive (n=14) | |
| r | r | r | |
| BASDAI | 0.954** | 0.957** | 0.963** |
| BASFI | 0.849** | 0.835** | 0.892** |
| BASMI | 0.822** | 0.764 | 0.886** |
| CRP | 0.311 | 0.470 | –0.236 |
| ESR | 0.293 | 0.600 | –0.536** |
BASDAI, Bath ankylosing spondylitis disease activity index; BASFI, Bath ankylosing spondylitis functional index; BASMI, Bath ankylosing spondylitis metrology index; CRP, C-reactive protein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; *, p<0.05; **, p<0.01