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Table 1 Characteristics of the patients with ankylosing spondylitis

From: Expansion and activation of monocytic-myeloid-derived suppressor cell via STAT3/arginase-I signaling in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Variable

Healthy control

Ankylosing spondylitis

Number of samples (n)

46

46

Age (years)

32.3 ± 1.2

23.6 ± 9.8

Gender, male/female (n)

22/24

25/21

Duration of disease (years)

–

5.6 ± 3.6

BASDAI score

–

2.76 ± 1.07

ESR mm/hour

9.2 ± 3.5

24.1 ± 12.4

CRP, mg/liter

2.5 ± 1.2

28 ± 17.1

HLA-B27, positive member

–

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  1. BASDAI Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (range 0–10), CRP C-reactive protein, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate