Table 1.

Baseline features of the patients of AS and RA and healthy controls

Group 1Group 2Group 3
Age46,2±11,4743,2±10,7340,17±7,77
Gender (F/ M)34/815/3420/9
VAS*47,02±24,4232,44±26,751,72±4,68
TKS**44,73±7,2636±12,0329,58±9,37
Fatigue (VAS)†55,47±24,3136,93±27,7037,93±20,59
HAQ‡0,73±0,830,43±0,410,06±0,19
BDI§14,17±9,4912,23±9,635,25±6,13

  • *p=0.008 between group 1 and 2; p<0.001 between group 2 and 3; p<0.001 between group 1 and 3. **p<0.001between group 1 and 2; p=0.023 between group 2 and 3; p<0.001 between group 1 and 3. †p<0,05 between group 1 and 2; 2 and 3; 1 and 3. ‡p=0.039 between group 1 and 2; p=0.021 betwen group 2 and 3; p<0.001 between group 1 and 3. §p>0.05 between group 1 and 2; p=0.004 betwen group 2 and 3; p<0.001 between group 1 and 3.