Table 4. Comparison of temperament, BDI, and BAI scores according to gender, duration of symptoms, education, and disease activity.
| Variables | Depressive | Cyclothymic | Hyperthymic | Irritable | Anxious | BDI | BAI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | F | 5.3 ± 3.8* | 6.3 ± 5.0* | 9.9 ± 4.7 | 3.4 ± 4.1 | 4.9 ± 5.9* | 6.8 ± 7.9* | 6.7 ± 7.0* |
| M | 7.8 ± 3.7 | 10.4 ± 3.8 | 9.1 ± 3.8 | 4.7 ± 4.0 | 11.7 ± 5.9 | 15.2 ± 10.2 | 20.6 ± 10.2* | |
| Duration of educatıon | ≤ 8 years | 7.3 ± 3.8* | 8.6 ± 5.7 | 10.2 ± 4.2 | 4.4 ± 5.0 | 9.7 ± 7.4* | 13.5 ± 8.8* | 17.8 ± 13.6* |
| > 8 years | 4.2 ± 3.7 | 6.5 ± 4.7 | 9.3 ± 4.6 | 3.3 ± 3.6 | 5.0 ± 6.1 | 8.7 ± 9.4 | 7.5 ± 8.1 | |
| Duratıon of symptoms | < 10 years | 6.0 ± 3.5 | 8.6 ± 4.4 | 10.4 ± 4.2 | 4.5 ± 3.4 | 8.1 ± 6.5 | 12.1 ± 11.1 | 14.7 ± 14.8 |
| > 10 years | 6.3 ± 4.3 | 7.2 ± 5.4 | 8.8 ± 4.4 | 3.4 ± 4.6 | 6.8 ± 7.0 | 8.9 ± 8.6 | 10.4 ± 9.1 | |
| BASDAI | <4.0 | 5.4 ± 3.6 | 6.7 ± 5.0 | 9.9 ± 4.8 | 3.4 ± 3.6 | 6.0 ± 5.9 | 8.6 ± 8.9 | 11.1 ± 11.5 |
| ≥4.0 | 7.0 ± 4.2 | 9.0 ± 4.8 | 9.2 ± 3.9 | 4.4 ± 4.5 | 9.0 ± 7.3 | 12.0 ± 10.5 | 13.6 ± 12.6 | |
| 0.189 | 0.085 | 0.630 | 0.347 | 0.133 | 0.380 | 0.216 |
BASDAI: Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index; BDI: Beck Depression Inventory; BAI: Beck Anxiety Inventory. *Significant difference from the baseline value (p<0.05)