Characteristic | White, n = 857 | African Brazilian, n = 413 | Other, n = 48 | p |
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ESR, mean ± SD, mm | 23.18 ± 21.38 | 25.86 ± 21.10 | 27.46 ± 21.53 | 0.086 |
C-reactive protein | 9.30 ± 7.54 | 9.32 ± 7.07 | 11.18 ± 8.04 | 0.872 |
Physician global assessment | 3.78 ± 2.64 | 3.58 ± 2.52 | 3.53 ± 2.26 | 0.422 |
Patient global assessment | 4.64 ± 2.88 | 5.16 ± 2.84 | 4.67 ± 2.81 | 0.011* |
BASDAI | 4.02 ± 2.38 | 4.30 ± 2.40 | 4.38 ± 2.15 | 0.120 |
BASFI | 4.36 ± 2.81 | 4.77 ± 2.74 | 4.65 ± 2.65 | 0.059 |
ASQoL (normal range 0–18) | 7.09 ± 5.39 | 8.55 ± 5.47 | 8.70 ± 5.37 | < 0.0001* |
↵* Significant between whites and African Brazilians. ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; BASDAI: Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index; BASFI: Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index; ASQoL: Ankylosing Spondylitis Quality of Life index.