Main demographic, disease related, lifestyle and socioeconomic characteristics of patients with axial spondyloarthritis in different age groups
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 18–29, n=80 | 30–39, n=207 | 40–49, n=361 | 50–59, n=376 | 60–69, n=372 | 70–79, n=340 | |
| Sex, female | 41.1 | 47.9 | 54.7 | 50.3 | 45.0 | 35.7 |
| BASDAI, 0–10 | 3.5±0.2 | 4.0±0.1 | 4.6±0.1 | 4.8±0.1 | 4.5±0.1 | 4.6±0.1 |
| BASFI, 0–10 | 2.1±0.2 | 2.6±0.1 | 3.6±0.1 | 4.3±0.1 | 4.6±0.1 | 5.0±0.1 |
| Lack of exercise | 29.9 | 32.6 | 27.6 | 21.5 | 19.9 | 24.9 |
| Suffering from stress | 50.2 | 61.1 | 59.2 | 48.6 | 23.6 | 16.7 |
| Household income, € | ||||||
| <1500 | 31.5 | 19.6 | 14.4 | 24.8 | 32.0 | 32.3 |
| 1500–3200 | 57.6 | 53.3 | 52.2 | 53.3 | 59.1 | 60.2 |
| >3200 | 10.9 | 27.0 | 33.3 | 21.9 | 9.0 | 7.6 |
Values are presented as mean±SE of the mean for continuous variables and as percentages otherwise.
BASDAI, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index; BASFI, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index.