Research Article
Carotid Intima Media Thickness as a Marker of Atherosclerosis in Ankylosing Spondylitis
Table 1
Characteristics of study subjects.
| | | Cases of AS (37) | Healthy controls (37) | |
| | Age (range) (years) | (17–50) | (17–50) | >0.05 | | Age at onset (years) | | — | | | Disease duration (months) | | — | | | BASDAI | | — | | | BASFI | | — | | | BASMI | | — | | | ESR (mm/hr)
| | — | | | CRP (mg/dL) | | — | | | HLA-B27 (% of cases) | 75.68 | | | | CIMT (mm) | | | <0.001 | | TG (mg/dL) | | | >0.05 | | HDL-c (mg/dL) | | | >0.05 | | LDL-c (mg/dL) | | | <0.001 |
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