| Headache at presentation (n=117) | No headache at presentation (n=656) | Statistical significance (p) | CI |
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| Age (mean ± SD) | 47.7 (13.16) | 48.3 (14.3) | 0.1 | -5.757 to 0.912 |
| Gender (M:F) ratio | 28:89 1:3.1 | 219:419 1:1.9 | 0.3 | -0.025 to 0.077 |
| Disease duration | 11.4 (12.1) | 10.9 (10.8) | 0.4 | -1.905 to 4.470 |
| Delay in diagnosis | 6.43 (8.9) | 6.3 (8.1) | 0.7 | -3.151 to 2.151 |
| ESR | 15.5 (14.8) | 18.2 (18) | 0.07 | -11.064 to 0.582 |
| CRP | 10.4 (36) | 8.2 (9.8) | 0.4 | -6.106 to 12.536 |
| BASDAI score | 7.31 (3.7) | 6.06 (2.08) | 0.000 (<0.005) | 0.783 to 2.624 |
| BASFI score | 5.6 (2.7) | 5.04 (2.7) | 0.09 | -0.143 to 1.626 |
| Main problem | | | | |
| Fatigue | 77/116 (66.4%) | 340/608 (55.9%) | 0.018 | 0.029 to 0.299 |
| Pain with pressure | 71/117 (61.2%) | 257/807 (42.4%) | 0.000 | 0.122 to 0.378 |
| Co-morbidities | | | | |
| Heart | 16/100 (16%) | 59/479 (12.3%) | 0.002 | 0.44 to 0.196 |
| Lungs | 11/99 (11.1%) | 52/475 (10.9%) | 0.1 | -.014 to 0.135 |
| Dizziness | 50 (104) 48.1% | 147/408 (30.1%) | 0.000 | 0.220 to 0.453 |
| Numbness | 58 (105) 55.2% | 199/505 (39.4%) | 0.000 | 0.188 to 0.441 |
| Kidneys/urology | 23 (102) 22.5% | 100/479 (20.9%) | 0.1 | -0.31 to 0.188 |