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Table 2 Demographics

From: Can radiologic parameters used to detect cervical spinal instability be used in patients with ankylosing spondylitis?

 

Control

Ankylosing spondylitis

p

n

39

39

 

Age (yrs, mean (SD))

66.2 (14.4)

66.4 (14.2)

Matched

Female (n, %)

4 (10.3)

4 (10.3)

Matched

Height (cm, mean (SD))

174.5 (6.0)

172.4 (4.7)

0.169

Weight (kg, mean (SD))

80.7 (11.1)

77.4 (13.8)

0.334

BMI (mean (SD))

26.5 (3.1)

26.2 (4.5)

0.522

Diabetes mellitus (n, %)

9 (23.1)

12 (30.8)

0.450

Corticosteroid therapy (n, %)

0 (0.0)

4 (10.3)

0.044

Osteoporosis (n, %)

2 (5.1)

3 (7.7)

0.649