Table 2.

Echocardiographic findings of the study population (Continuous and categorical variables were presented as mean±standard deviation and percentages respectively).

	Ankylosing spondylitis N:72	Nr-axSpA patients N:38	Control group N:56	p
Age, years	39.2±9.6	37±11	41±7.2	0.137
Gender, female	20 (28%)	16 (42%)	26 (46%)	0.076
LA volume, mL	33±4.3	32±4.2	31±3.8	0.124
IVST mm	9.4±1.5	9±1.7	9.3±1.4	0.450
PWT mm	9.1±1.4	8.5±1.5	9.1±1.3	0.062
LVDD mm	43.2±.5	44±4.3	42.5±3	0.301
LVSD mm	26±3.5	26±4	26±3.5	0.746
LVEDV mm	93±33	95±26	86±19	0.212
LVESV mm	38±5	38±12	37±12	0.871
EF % mean	59±5.2	60±4.6	60±4.6	0.499
E velocity cm/s	92±22	91±16	94±16	0.760
A velocity cm/s	76±16	75±17	81±14	0.124
E/A ratio	1.2±0.3	1.2±0.3	1.2±0.15	0.232
E/e’ ratio	7.8±2.3	7.3±1.8	7.9±1.9	0.421
DT ms	184±48	181±38	165±38	0.042
Ls’ velocity cm/sn	12±3.5	11.9±2.8	10.9±2.9	0.226
Le’ velocity cm/sn	13.8±3.9	15.3±4.8	13.8±2.4	0.108
La’ velocity cm/sn	11.1±3.5	12.3±4.8	10.9±2.3	0.172
Ss’ velocity cm/sn	9.3±2.3	8.7±1.6	8.7±2.6	0.262
Se’ velocity cm/sn	11±3.4	11±2.4	10.4±2.2	0.423
Sa’ velocity cm/sn	10.1±2.3	10±2.3	9.5±3.2	0.379
TR velocity m/sn	2.4±0.4	2.24±0.4	2.38±0.37	0.127
GLS %	20.5±3.3	21.1±3.5	22.3±2.4	0.004
GCS %	21.2±5.5	21.2±4.4	21.2±4.1	0.839

A: Peak late diastolic velocity; DT: Deceleration time; E: Peak early diastolic velocity; EF: Ejection frac; LA: Left atrium; La’: Late diastolic velocity at basal lateral annulus Le’: Early diastolic velocity at basal lateral annulus; Ls’: Myocardial systolic velocity at basal lateral annulus LVDD: Left ventricular diastolic diameter; LVEDV: Left ventricular end diastolic volume; LVESV: Left ventricular end systolic volume; LVSD: Left ventricular systolic diameter; PWT: posterior wall thickness; Ss’: Myocardial systolic velocity at basal septal annulus; Se’: Early diastolic velocity at basal septal annulus; Sa’: Late diastolic velocity at basal septal annulus; TR: tricuspid regurgitation.