APPENDIX 1.

Circumferential height per patient at baseline according to adapted mSASSS at baseline.

CharacteristicsmSASSS = 00 < mSASSS ≤ 8mSASSS > 8
n17138
Mean ± SD8.85 ± 19.838.7 ± 30.3114 ± 52.1
Median030.6103
Minimum02.9257.3
Maximum79.4114200
  • mSASSS: modified Stoke Ankylosing Spondylitis Spinal Score.