Spinal mobility
| Anti-TNF indicated by the treating rheumatologist | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n = 24) (30%) | No (n = 55) (70%) | p Value (difference) | |||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| BASMI, Bath ankylosing spondylitis metrology index. | |||||
| Chest expansion (cm) | 2.0 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 0.005 |
| Fingers to floor (cm) | 18.2 | 16.5 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 0.13 |
| Occiput to wall (cm) | 7.0 | 7.6 | 4.8 | 6.9 | 0.21 |
| Tragus to wall (cm) | 17.4 | 5.2 | 15.2 | 5.8 | 0.12 |
| Modified Schober (cm) | 2.7 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.03 |
| Cervical rotation (degrees) | 46 | 25 | 59 | 23 | 0.026 |
| Intermalleolar distance (cm) | 93 | 14 | 100 | 23 | 0.15 |
| Lateral spinal flexion (cm) | 7.1 | 3.1 | 10.3 | 5.5 | 0.003 |
| BASMI | 3.6 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.006 |