Decreased Oxidative Stress in Male Patients with Active Phase Ankylosing Spondylitis Who Underwent Whole-Body Cryotherapy in Closed Cryochamber

Table 5

The value of BASDAI and BASFI indexes (mean value ± standard deviation SD) in AS patients before and after the completion of a cycle of ten whole-body cryotherapy procedures with subsequent kinesiotherapy (WBC group) or a cycle of ten kinesiotherapy procedures only (KT group), with statistical analyses. (p): plasma; (s): serum; Δ: difference prior to post treatment.

Parameters		WBC group	KT group
BASDAI index	Before	5.34 ± 1.72	5.28 ± 1.71	0.880
	After	3.19 ± 0.91	4.53 ± 1.62	0.030
		0.001	<0.001
	Δ	−2.16 ± 1.29	−0.74 ± 0.38	0.001
BASFI index	Before	5.17 ± 2.28	5.01 ± 2.06	0.940
	After	3.79 ± 2.21	4.35 ± 2.23	0.406
		<0.001	<0.001
	Δ	−1.38 ± 1.07	−0.66 ± 0.39	0.007

: statistical significance of differences between both groups of patients; : statistical significance of differences between values before and after treatment in particular groups of patients.