Table 4.

Changes in spinal mobility between study entry and 5-year and 10-year followup for patients with AxPsA-CR at initial assessment.

Mobility Measure5-year Followup, n = 24510-year Followup, n = 146
EntryFollowuppEntryFollowupp
WithoutWithWithoutWith
Cervical spine limitationWithout134380.007Without7234< 0.0001
With1756With634
EntryFollowupEntryFollowup
Finger-to-floor*9.59.30.738.79.00.73
10-cm segments*
  Upper2.12.10.852.22.110.55
  Middle3.13.20.523.23.20.69
  Lower3.83.80.923.93.80.11
Finger-to-fibula*1.82.70.0031.22.7< 0.0001
Chest expansion*5.15.50.035.15.50.06
  • * Mean (in cm);

  • mean of right and left.