Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the patients with AS and USpA (n = 940)
AS | USpA | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Variables | n = 570 | n = 370 | p-value |
Age, years | 54.2 (13.9) | 49.1 (13.6) | ≤ 0.001 |
Women/Men, n (%) | 196/374 (34.4/65.6) | 216/154 (58.4/41.6) | ≤ 0.001 |
Disease duration, years | 20.3 (13.5) | 10.3 (9.5) | ≤ 0.001 |
Pain intensity (0–10) | 3.7 (2.7) | 4.0 (2.5) | 0.081 |
Fatigue (0–10) | 4.4 (2.7) | 4.7 (2.8) | 0.222 |
Pain regions | 4.5 (4.6) | 5.3 (4.9) | 0.019 |
Smoking ever % | 53.7 | 38.6 | ≤ 0.001 |
BMI | 25.9 (4.0) | 25.6 (4.3) | 0.256 |
BASDAI (0–10) | 3.9 (2.2) | 4.2 (2.2) | 0.031 |