Values of soluble Fas (sFas) and soluble Fas ligand (sFas L) in patients with active and inactive ankylosing spondylitis
| BASDAI2-150>5.2 | BASDAI <5.2 | ESR2-150 >25 mm/1st h | ESR <25 mm/1st h | CRP2-150 >16 mg/l | CRP <16 mg/l | |
| Mean (SD) | 6.61 (1.02) | 3.52 (1.59) | 47.58 (20.58) | 10.76 (6.36) | 34.92 (20.84) | 5.95 (4.48) |
| sFas (ng/ml) | 2.08 (0.54) | 2.15 (0.52) | 2.07 (0.42) | 2.22 (0.62) | 2.01 (0.35) | 2.24 (0.62) |
| sFas L (ng/ml) | 0.021 (0.020) | 0.031 (0.021) | 0.023 (0.021) | 0.025 (0.021) | 0.023 (0.020) | 0.025 (0.021) |
↵2-150 BASDAI = Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index; ESR = erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP = C reactive protein.