Table 1.

Basic clinical data of patients

	Group A (N = 39)	Group B (N = 48)	P Value
Gender (male/female)	22/17	30/18	0.565
Age (years)	35.1 ± 8.4	37.2 ± 7.9	0.242
Disease duration (months)	9.6 ± 2.4	8.9 ± 2.3	0.234
Number of affected segments	1.2 ± 0.41	1.3 ± 0.45	0.482
Pre-ESR (mm/h)	53.3 ± 7.7	51.1 ± 6.8	0.153
Pre-CRP (mg/L)	31.9 ± 6.7	29.6 ± 7.9	0.149
Pre-VAS score	4.7 ± 1.0	4.4 ± 0.68	0.082
Pre-Kyphosis angle	21.0 ± 5.1	22.6 ± 3.0	0.09

Data are presented as n (%) or mean ± standard deviation (range)