< 10 Years | ≥ 10 Years | |||||||
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EU, n = 540 | LA, n = 172 | p | Mean (95% CI) | EU, n = 1740 | LA, n = 195 | p | Mean (95% CI) | |
Chest expansion | 4.7 ± 2.3 | 3.4 ± 1.8 | < 0.001 | 1.3 (1–1.7) | 3.7 ± 2 | 3 ± 1.9 | < 0.001 | 0.7 (0.4–1) |
Occiput to wall distance | 2 ± 3.8 | 3.7 ± 6 | < 0.001 | 1.7 (0.7–2.6) | 5.6 ± 6.5 | 6.5 ± 7.5 | 0.086 | 0.9 (0.1–2) |
Schober | 3.7 ± 1.7 | 3.3 ± 1.7 | 0.004 | 0.5 (1.5–0.8) | 2.8 ± 1.7 | 2.8 ± 2 | 0.65 | 0.07 (0.2–0.4) |
BASFI index | 3.4 ± 2.5 | 4.2 ± 3.1 | 0.004 | 0.8 (0.2–1.3) | 4.5 ± 2.7 | 4.9 ± 3 | 0.168 | 0.3 (0.1–0.7) |
BASRI spinal | 4 ± 2 | 6 ± 3 | < 0.001 | 2 (1.4–2.6) | 7 ± 3 | 7.8 ± 3 | 0.016 | 0.7 (0.1–1.3) |
BASRI total | 4.5 ± 2 | 7.3 ± 3.7 | < 0.001 | 2.8 (2–3.6) | 8 ± 4 | 9 ± 4 | 0.002 | 1.2 (0.4–2) |
ASQoL | 5 ± 5 | 7.6 ± 5.5 | < 0.001 | 2.5 (1.6–3.5) | 6.7 ± 5 | 7.8 ± 5 | 0.002 | 1.2 (5–2) |
Definitions as in Table 2.