| Physician global >6/10 (n = 6) Mean (SD) | Physician global <4/10 (n = 128) Mean (SD) | Standardised mean difference | |
| ASDAS A | 3.95 (1.44) | 2.58 (0.99) | 1.36 |
| ASDAS B | 3.37 (1.31) | 2.04 (0.88) | 1.48 |
| ASDAS C | 3.62 (1.55) | 2.45 (1.04) | 1.10 |
| ASDAS D | 4.07 (1.26) | 2.73 (1.00) | 1.32 |
| BASDAI | 4.83 (2.61) | 3.31 (1.99) | 0.75 |
| Ln (CRP+1) | 3.36 (1.80) | 2.07 (1.00) | 1.24 |
| CRP (mg/l)*, median (range) | 56 (0–124) | 6.5 (0–75) | |
| √(ESR) | 6.09 (1.86) | 3.03 (1.38) | 2.18 |
| ESR*, median (range) | 41 (12–74) | 8 (0–54) | |
| Ln (swollen joint count+1) | 0.44 (1.79) | 0.16 (0.43) | 0.62 |
| Swollen joint count*, median (range) | 0 (0–6) | 0 (0–7) | |
| BASFI | 7.45 (2.59) | 2.99 (2.46) | 1.81 |
| BASDAI question 1 (fatigue) | 6.14 (2.60) | 3.71 (2.75) | 0.90 |
| BASDAI question 2 (back pain) | 6.59 (2.48) | 3.06 (2.15) | 1.58 |
| BASDAI question 3 (peripheral pain/swelling) | 4.22 (3.49) | 1.50 (2.10) | 1.10 |
| BASDAI question 6 (duration of morning stiffness) | 5.37 (3.32) | 3.01 (2.71) | 0.82 |
*For information purposes only, actual values are presented.
ASDAS, Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score; BASDAI, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index; BASFI, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index; CRP, C-reactive protein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; OASIS, Outcome in Ankylosing Spondylitis International Study; Q, question.