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Table 2 Association between the sum radiographic sacroiliitis score and functional status/spinal mobility in patients with axial spondyloarthritis

From: Relevance of structural damage in the sacroiliac joints for the functional status and spinal mobility in patients with axial spondyloarthritis: results from the German Spondyloarthritis Inception Cohort

Parameters

Unadjusted mixed model analysis (all patients, n = 210), B (95% CI)

Adjusted mixed model analysis (all patients, n = 210), B (95% CI)

Adjusted mixed model analysis (patients with AS, n = 105), B (95% CI)

Adjusted mixed model analysis (patients with nr-axSpA, n = 95), B (95% CI)

Outcome: BASFI

Sacroiliitis sum score (0–8)

0.09 (-0.05 to 0.22)

0.10 (0.01 to 0.19)

0.16 (-0.03 to 0.36)

0.09 (-0.11 to 0.30)

mSASSS, points (0–72)

-

0.05 (0.03 to 0.07)

0.04 (0.02 to 0.06)

0.08 (0.03 to 0.14)

BASDAI, points NRS (0–10)

-

0.81 (0.74 to 0.88)

0.84 (0.74 to 0.93)

0.75 (0.63 to 0.86)

CRP, mg/l

-

0.00 (-0.01 to 0.01)

0.00 (-0.01 to 0.01)

0.00 (-0.02 to 0.01)

Male sex

-

-0.02 (-0.40 to 0.37)

0.03 (-0.48 to 0.55)

-0.13 (-0.74 to 0.48)

Outcome: BASMI

Sacroiliitis sum score (0–8)

0.20 (0.11 to 0.30)

0.12 (0.03 to 0.21)

0.17 (-0.02 to 0.37)

0.21 (0.01 to 0.40)

mSASSS, points (0–72)

-

0.07 (0.05 to 0.09)

0.07 (0.04 to 0.09)

0.04 (-0.01 to 0.10)

BASDAI, points NRS (0–10)

-

0.22 (0.15 to 0.29)

0.23 (0.14 to 0.32)

0.18 (0.07 to 0.30)

CRP, mg/l

-

0.01 (0.00 to 0.02)

0.01 (0.00 to 0.03)

0.00 (-0.03 to 0.01)

Male sex

-

0.00 (-0.39 to 0.39)

0.32 (-0.21 to 0.85)

-0.35 (-0.92 to 0.22)

  1. mSASSS modified Stoke Ankylosing Spondylitis Spine Score, AS Ankylosing Spondylitis, nr-axSpA non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis, BASFI Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index, CRP C-reactive protein, BASDAI Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index, NRS numerical rating scale, BASMI Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index
  2. Main results are marked in bold