Table 1.
Demographic data of the patients covered by the study.
| Characteristic | WBC Group (n = 16) |
Exercise Training (ET) Group (n = 16) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 46.63 ± 1.5 | 45.94 ± 1.24 | 0.114 |
| Sex M/F | 16/0 | 16/0 | - |
| BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 24.24 ± 4.4 | 23.76 ± 6.8 | 0.880 |
| BASDAI index | 5.43 ±1.61 | 5.28 ± 1.71 | 0.720 |
| BASFI index | 5.20 ± 2.29 | 5.01 ± 2.06 | 1.00 |
| Smoking (yes/no) | 0/16 | 0/16 | - |
| Medication | |||
| NSAID (yes/no) | 16/0 | 16/0 | - |
| DMARD (yes/no) | 0/16 | 0/16 | - |
| Biological agents (yes/no) | 0/16 | 0/16 | - |
M: male; F: female; SD: standard deviation; BMI: body mass index; BASDAI: Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Diseases Activity Index; BASFI: Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index; NSAID: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, DMARD: disease-modifying antirheumatic drug.