Table 1 Demographic characteristics of AS patients and controls
From: Effect of food intake and ambient air pollution exposure on ankylosing spondylitis disease activity
Cases | Controls | |
|---|---|---|
Numbers | 30 | 30 |
Age (yrs) (SD) | 35.4 (10.1) | 33.4 (8.1) |
BMI (kg/cm2) (SD) | 21.7 (3.1) | 21.6 (3.2) |
Smoking status N (%) | ||
smoker | 13 (43%) | 9 (30%) |
Non-smoker | 17 (57%) | 21 (70%) |
Cigarette (pack/year) (SD) | 2.6 (3.5) | 2.2 (5.2) |
Disease duration (yrs) (SD) | 10.7 (6.7) | – |
BASDAI score (SD) | 4.02 (2.3) | – |
BASFI Score(SD) | 3.33 (2.6) | – |
BASMI Score (SD) | 3.38 (2.0) | – |
BASG Score (SD) | 4.06 (2.6) | – |
Treatment N (%) | ||
NSAID | 10 (33.3%) | |
DMARD | 2 (6.7%) | |
NSAID+DMARD | 10 (33.3%) | |
No Treatment | 8 (26.7%) | |