Table 2

 Spearman correlations of spinal mobility and mSASSS scores*

mSASSSLumbar part mSASSSCervical part mSASSS
*All correlations are significant (p<0.05).
mSASSS, modified Stoke Ankylosing Spondylitis Spinal Score; BASMI, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index.
Chest expansion−0.49−0.59−0.46
Finger to floor distance−0.46−0.470.40
Occiput to wall distance0.610.590.57
Tragus to wall distance0.570.580.53
Modified Schober−0.60−0.64−0.40
Lateral spinal flexion−0.74−0.75−0.59
Cervical rotation−0.52−0.45−0.57
Intermalleolar distance−0.42−0.41−0.37
BASMI0.760.750.61