TABLE 2.

Participant characteristics based on gender and health condition

Health condition			BMI (SD) [kg/m2]	Height (SD) [cm]	Weight (SD) [kg]	BASFI score (SD) [0–10; higher score = lower function]	BASDAI score (SD) [0–10; higher score = higher disability]
Non‐back pain group	Male	Mean	27.57 (3.57)	179.5(4.7)	88.9 (12.1)	0.36 (0.51)	1.45(1.25)
		N	11	11	11	11	11
	Female	Mean	25.00 (3.48)	165.1 (7.8)	67.8 (8.1)	0.39 (0.54)	1.31 (1.16)
		N	20	20	20	20	20
	Total	Mean	25.91 (3.67)	170.2 (9.8)	75.3 (14.0)	0.38 (0.52)	1.36 (1.17)
		N	31	31	31	31	31
AxSpA group	Male	Mean	27.34 (3.24)	177.2 (7.9)	86.3 (15.5)	3.38 (2.11)	3.51 (1.71)
		N	18	18	18	18	18
	Female	Mean	27.37 (7.43)	159.6 (9.3)	68.6 (14.6)	3.76 (1.91)	3.49 (1.2)
		N	13	13	13	13	13
	Total	Mean	27.35 (5.30)	169.8 (12.2)	78.9 (17.3)	3.54 (2.01)	3.5 (1.69)
		N	31.00	31	31	31	31
Total	Male	Mean	27.43 (3.31)	178.1 (6.9)	87.3 (14.1)	2.24 (2.24)	2.73 (1.38)
		N	29	29	29	29	29
	Female	Mean	25.93 (5.41)	162.9 (8.7)	68.1 (10.9)	1.72 (2.09)	2.17 (1.76)
		N	33	33	33	33	33
	Total	Mean	26.63(4.58)	170.0 (11.0)	77.1 (15.7)	1.96 (2.16)	2.43 (1.80)
		N	62	62	62	62	62