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Table 1 Basic characteristics of included patients with spondyloarthritis (n = 390)

From: The prevalence of vertebral fractures in spondyloarthritis: relation to disease characteristics, bone mineral density, syndesmophytes and history of back pain and trauma

Characteristics

Meana

Rangeb

Age, yr

47.9 ± 11.9

21–84

Symptom duration, yr

14.6 ± 10.7

1–60

Disease duration, yr

10.8 ± 9.9

0–60

ESR, mm/h

9.0 ± 10.4

0–86

CRP, mg/L

3.8 ± 6.3

0–60

BASDAI

4.3 ± 2.3

0–10

BASFI

5.0 ± 8.0

0–83

ASDAS-ESR

2.2 ± 1.0

0–5

ASDAS-CRP

2.2 ± 1.1

0–5

mSASSS

 Cervical spine

3.7 ± 9.2

0–42

 Thoracic spine

10.6 ± 20.4

0–72

 Lumbar spine

3.9 ± 8.0

0–30

 Cervical + lumbar spine

7.6 ± 15.9

0–72

 Total spine

18.1 ± 34.4

0–144

T-score

 Lumbar spine

−0.2 ± 1.7

−4.3 to ±10.4

 Femoral neck

−0.7 ± 1.1

−3.8 to ±4.7

 Total hip

−0.4 ± 1.1

−3.2 to ±4.9

  1. ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP C-reactive protein, BASDAI Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index, BASFI Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index, ASDAS Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score, mSASSS modified Stoke Ankylosing Spondylitis Spinal Score
  2. aCharacteristics of patients with SpA are presented as mean absolute number ± standard deviation
  3. bRange of absolute numbers for a given characteristic