Table 1.
Baseline and demographic characteristics of patients (Continuous and categorical variables were presented as mean±standard deviation and percentages respectively).
| Ankylosing spondylitis | Nr-axSpA patients | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| N:72 | N:38 | p | |
| Height (cm) | 170±10 | 170±11 | 0.718 |
| Weight (kg) | 73±13 | 72±12 | 0.721 |
| BMI ( kg/m2) | 24.9±4.3 | 24.1±2.5 | 0.445 |
| Age at onset of disease | 25.2±10 | 27±8.5 | 0.373 |
| Duration of disease | 13±8.1 | 8±7.8 | 0.003 |
| Smoking | 0.057 | ||
| Current smoker | 34 (47%) | 19 (50%) | |
| Ex-smoker | 23 (32%) | 5 (13%) | |
| Non-smoker | 14 (19%) | 13 (34%) | |
| Family history of SpA | 17 (24%) | 11 (29%) | 0.870 |
| HLA B27 positive | 37 (51%) | 14 (37%) | 0.055 |
| Sacroiliitis on X-ray | 15 (21%) | 3(8%) | 0.054 |
| Syndesmophytes | 25 (35%) | 5 (13%) | 0.018 |
| Peripheral arthritis | 12 (17%) | 10 (26%) | 0.540 |
| Sacroiliitis | 2 (3%) | - | 0.122 |
| İnflammatory bowel disease | 1 (1%) | 1 (3%) | 0.368 |
| Psoriasis | - | - | - |
| Dactylitis | 1 (1,4 %) | - | 1 |
| Uveitis | 5 (7%) | 5 (13%) | 0.524 |
| MSASSS | 7.5±13.7 | 1±2 | 0.019 |
| HAQ-S | 0.97±0.61 | 0.78±0.69 | 0.188 |
| BAS-G | 3.5±2.6 | 4±2.3 | 0.364 |
| BASFI mean | 2.6±2.5 | 2.2±1.9 | 0.349 |
| BASDAI mean | 2.8±2.2 | 3±1.7 | 0.622 |
| ASQoL mean | 6.7±5.3 | 7.3±4.9 | 0.540 |
| ASAS-HI | 6±4 | 6.6±4.4 | 0.479 |
| Patients on Anti TNF treatment | 42 (58%) | 13 (34%) | 0.016 |
| Patients on NSAID treatment | 49 (68%) | 27 (71%) | 0.260 |
| ESR (mm/h) | 24.7±20.6 | 17±15.2 | 0.075 |
| CRP (mg/L) | 16.5±31 | 2.8±3.1 | 0.013 |
| Hemoglobin, g/L | 13.5±1.8 | 13.9±1.8 | 0.302 |
| Leukocyte count X109/L | 8.3±2.1 | 7.6±1.2 | 0.150 |
| Platelets X109/L | 298±75 | 277±53 | 0.154 |
| Creatinine mg/dL | 0.76±0.1 | 0.76±0.1 | 0.827 |
| Triglycerides(mg/dL) | 99±59 | 135±149 | 0.114 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 182±33 | 192±43 | 0.227 |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 46±9 | 49±15 | 0.503 |
| LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 117±20 | 119±34 | 0.812 |
ASQoL: Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life Questionnaire; BASDAI: Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index BASFI: Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index; BAS-G Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Global Score BMI: Body mass index. CRP: C- reactive protein; ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; HAQ-S: The Health Assessment Questionnaire for Spondyloarthritis; HDL: High density cholesterol; LDL: Low density cholesterol; mSASS: modified Stoke AS Spine Score SpA: Spondyloarthritis; TNF: Tumor necrosis factor.
N: number.