Table 3.

Laboratory data

Variable, median (IQR)	Patients with SpA	Controls	P value
CRP (mg/L)	6.45 (1.5-19.9)	4.1 (1.45–7.25)	0.001
Fasting blood sugar (mmo/L)	4.93 (4.55–5.1)	4.88 (4.51–5.08)	0.639
Creatinine (µmol/L)	63 (58.5–74)	63 (55–70)	0.342
Total cholesterol (mmo/L)	3.66 (3.18-4.28)	3.60 (3.46–4.23)	0.904
Triglycerides (mmo/L)	0.84 (0.79–1.15)	0.92 (0.78–1.06)	0.946
C-LDL (mmo/L)	2.17 (1.78–2.6)	2.1 (1.7–2.5)	0.943
C-HDL (mmo/L)	1.08 (0.92–1.2)	1.16 (0.99–1.31)	0.052
CT/C-HDL	3.48 (2.95–3.97)	3.21 (2.69–3.77)	0.248
C-LDL/C-HDL	1.99 (1.54–2.48)	1.9 (1.43–2.31)	0.339

CRP, C reactive protein; CT, total cholesterol; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol.