Table 2.

Anthropometric measurements and radiographic scoring of the juvenile onset (JOAS) and adult onset ankylosing spondylitis (AOAS) patients.

MeasureAOASJOASOR (95% CI) Adjusted for AgeOR (95% CI) Adjusted for Disease Duration
MeanSDMedianMeanSDMedian
Cervical rotation (°)56.4725.1560.0063.9421.3570.001.00 (0.99–1.02)1.03 (1.01–1.04)*
Tragus-to-wall, cm16.867.0415.0016.556.9914.751.04 (0.99–1.09)0.94 (0.88–1.00)
Lateral flexion, cm9.955.769.5010.345.9910.000.95 (0.89–1.01)1.08 (1.01–1.15)*
Schober, cm3.101.953.002.932.092.250.86 (0.72–1.04)1.07 (0.90–1.29)
Intermalleolar distance, cm96.1728.43100.0095.2932.3297.000.99 (0.98–1.00)1.00 (0.99–1.02)
BASMI3.532.613.003.102.553.001.07 (0.93–1.24)0.78 (0.66–0.92)*
Chest expansion, cm3.991.944.004.181.924.000.90 (0.75–1.09)1.20 (1.00–1.45)*
Finger-to-floor, cm22.1315.9422.0022.2516.7119.251.00 (0.98–1.03)0.98 (0.96–1.00)
mSASSS27.0917.4223.0021.9614.6519.001.08 (1.04–1.12)*
SASSS24.1318.6918.5021.5118.1419.001.04 (1.01–1.07)
BASRI-spine7.992.197.507.562.057.001.43 (1.10–1.86)*
BASRI-hip0.840.871.001.281.251.000.86 (0.58–1.28)
  • * Statistically significant.