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Table 2 Univariable and multivariable associations of performance-based tests with the BASFI questionnaire (tests 1 to 6 and 8 together, test 7 separate) (n = 126)

From: Moving instead of asking? Performance-based tests and BASFI-questionnaire measure different aspects of physical function in ankylosing spondylitis

Tests 1 to 6 plus 8

R-square

 

Beta

Pvalue

Univariable

0.31

Performance

0.56

0.000

Multivariable

0.54

Performance

0.19

0.018

  

Exertion

0.38

0.000

  

Pain

0.26

0.008

Test 7

   

Univariable

0.39

Performance

0.63

0.000

Multivariable

0.51

Performance

0.49

0.000

  

Exertion

0.00

0.991

  

Pain

0.36

0.001

  1. Tests: 1) climbing stairs, 2) bending, 3) reaching up, 4) putting on socks, 5) reclining and declining from a chair, 6) getting up from the floor, 7) looking over the shoulder, 8) physically demanding activity. BASFI, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index.
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Arthritis Research & Therapy

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