Table 6.

Assessment of lipid levels of patients with AS in the 2 groups at different assessment times. Values are mean (SD) unless otherwise specified.

Plasma Levels, mg/dl	Intervention Group, n = 35			Control Group, n = 35			p^**
Plasma Levels, mg/dl	T0	T12	T24	T0	T12	T24	p^**
Total cholesterol	176.09 (34.64)	178.71 (40.21)	185.66 (43.02)	182.54 (29.25)	185.77 (31.43)	186.57 (28.90)	0.533
LDL	108.47 (25.80)	110.81 (38.78)	118.22 (39.81)^*	112.38 (25.80)	117.42 (27.15)	18.37 (23.84)^*	0.614
HDL	45.34 (11.12)	46.40 (12.26)	47.37 (10.72)	47.11 (11.94)	47.71 (12.19)	48.20 (11.74)	0.611
Triglycerides	111.29 (44.62)	107.60 (59.89)	100.17 (35.05)^*	115.14 (40.29)	103.14 (40.29)	99.83 (32.20)^*	0.970

↵* p < 0.05.
↵** ANOVA test.
AS: ankylosing spondylitis; T0: baseline assessment before randomization; T12: assessment 12 weeks after the start of the program; T24: assessment 24 weeks after the start of the program; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; HDL: high-density lipoprotein.