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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Depression in ankylosing spondylitis and the role of disease-related and contextual factors: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Total (n = 245)*

Age, years

51.2 (12.3)

Male gender, n (%)

153 (62.4)

High education, n (%)

80 (32.7)

Currently employed, n (%)

139 (56.7)

High income, n (%)‡

95 (38.8)

SRPQ (satisfaction, 1–5)

3.2 (0.8)

Mastery (7–28)

20.7 (3.9)

Comorbidity (SCQ)

3.1 (4.3)

 History of depression, n (%)

9 (3.7)

Disease duration, years

23.6 (13.3)

History of any EAM, n (%)

78 (31.8)

 History of psoriasis, n (%)

20 (8.2)

 History of IBD, n (%)

33 (13.5)

 History of uveitis, n (%)

44 (18.0)

NSAID use, n (%)

134 (54.7)

Biological use, n (%)

125 (51.0)

BASDAI (0–10)

4.4 (2.3)

BASFI (0–10)

4.2 (2.6)

Patient global (0–10)

4.8 (2.7)

SF36-PCS (0–100)

38.8 (10.8)

SF36-MCS (0–100)

49.2 (12.8)

HADS-depression (0–21)

4.1 (3.7)

  1. Values are expressed as mean (SD) unless otherwise stated
  2. BASDAI Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index, BASFI Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index, EAM extra-articular manifestation, HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, IBD inflammatory bowel disease, NSAID nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, SCQ Self-Administered Comorbidity Questionnaire, SF36-PCS Short-Form 36 Physical Component Summary, SF36-MCS Short-Form 36 Mental Component Summary, SRPQ Social Role Participation Questionnaire
  3. *One out of 246 patients did not complete the HADS questionnaire and is therefore excluded
  4. †Higher education/university
  5. ‡Annual income > €40,000