Serum HMGB1 Serves as a Novel Laboratory Indicator Reflecting Disease Activity and Treatment Response in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of 147 ankylosing spondylitis patients.

	AS	HC
Age (years)
Sex (male/female)	124/23	45/16
HMGB1 (ng/mL)
BASDAI
BASFI
ASDAS-ESR
ASDAS-CRP
ESR (mm/h)
CRP (mg/L)

AS: ankylosing spondylitis, HC: healthy control, BASDAI: Bath AS Disease Activity Index, BASFI: Bath AS Functional Index, ASDAS: AS Disease Activity Score, ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and CRP: C-reactive protein. Values are shown as mean ± SD. .