Table 1 Demographical, laboratory and cardiovascular disease-related data in healthy controls and patients with axSpA (both AS and nr-axSpA patients).

From: Association of circulating calprotectin with lipid profile in axial spondyloarthritis

Variable

Controls (n = 63)

axSpA (n = 163)

AS (n = 119)

nr-axSpA (n = 44)

Men/Women, n

28/35

90/73

73/46

17/27

Age at study (years), mean ± SD

50.9 ± 15.3

43.7 ± 11.6

44.9 ± 11.9

40.3 ± 10.3

Age at axSpA diagnosis (years), mean ± SD

37.2 ± 10.4

36.7 ± 10.7

38.7 ± 9.2

History of classic cardiovascular risk factors, n (%)

  Current smokers

12 (19.0)

47 (28.8)

39 (32.8)

8 (18.2)

  Obesity

12 (19.0)

32 (19.6)

25 (21.0)

7 (15.9)

  Dyslipidemia

13 (20.6)

33 (20.2)

25 (21.0)

8 (18.2)

  Hypertension

12 (19.0)

25 (15.3)

19 (16.0)

6 (13.6)

Body mass index (kg/m2) at study, mean ± SD

26.8 ± 4.9

25.9 ± 4.5

26.1 ± 4.6

25.2 ± 4.2

Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) at study, mean ± SD

127.4 ± 15.4

128.1 ± 15.2

129.2 ± 15.0

125.2 ± 15.5

Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) at study, mean ± SD

78.2 ± 8.8

77.9 ± 10.0

78.0 ± 10.3

77.8 ± 9.2

Total cholesterol (mg/dL) at study, mean ± SD

202.2 ± 33.9

193.1 ± 35.6

194.9 ± 36.1

188.0 ± 34.1

HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) at study, mean ± SD

59.1 ± 16.0

55.4 ± 16.4

53.8 ± 14.8

59.5 ± 19.6

LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) at study, mean ± SD

122.0 ± 31.8

118.2 ± 30.0

120.7 ± 31.1

111.4 ± 25.8

Triglycerides (mg/dL) at study, mean ± SD

94.7 ± 47.7

97.5 ± 54.5

98.7 ± 54.4

94.3 ± 55.3

Atherogenic index (total cholesterol/HDL), mean ± SD

3.6 ± 1.1

3.7 ± 1.0

3.8 ± 1.0

3.4 ± 0.9

CRP (mg/L) at study, mean ± SD

2.9 ± 4.4

5.7 ± 9.9

6.3 ± 10.9

4.0 ± 5.8

CRP (mg/L) at axSpA diagnosis, mean ± SD

11.5 ± 23.4

14.0 ± 26.6

4.9 ± 7.4

ESR (mm/1st hour) at study, mean ± SD

11.5 ± 4.4

11.3 ± 12.4

12.3 ± 13.3

8.4 ± 8.9

CRP at axSpA diagnosis ≥ 3 mg/L, n (%)

86 (52.8)

71 (59.7)

15 (34.1)

ESR (mm/1st hour) at axSpA diagnosis, mean ± SD

15.1 ± 17.9

17.2 ± 20.2

10.3 ± 10.2

BASDAI at study, median [IQ range]

3.80 [1.75–5.50]

3.70 [1.65–4.95]

4.40 [2.60–6.10]

BASDAI at study, mean ± SD

3.80 ± 2.22

3.60 ± 2.17

4.35 ± 2.29

Therapy at study

Anti-TNF-α treatment, n (%)

49 (30.1)

43 (36.1)

6 (13.6)

DMARDs, n (%)*

79 (48.5)

62 (52.1)

17 (38.6)

NSAIDs, n (%)**

158 (96.9)

114 (95.8)

44 (100)

Statins, n (%)

13/163 (8.0)

10/119 (8.4)

3/44 (6.8)

Carotid IMT (mm), mean ± SD

0.608 ± 0.131

0.622 ± 0.14

0.568 ± 0.11

Carotid plaques, n (%)

51 (31.3)

43 (36.1)

8 (18.2)

CPT (ng/mL)

102.3 ± 31.2

91.4 ± 26.1

91.4 ± 26.7

91.1 ± 24.9

  1. AS: Ankylosing spondylitis; axSpA: Axial spondyloarthritis; BASDAI: Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index; CPT: Calprotectin; CRP: C-Reactive Protein; DMARDs: Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs; ESR: Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate; HDL: High Density Lipoprotein; IMT: Intima-Media Thickness; IQ: Interquartile; LDL: Low Density Lipoprotein; nr-axSpA: non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis; NSAIDs: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; SD: Standard Deviation; TNF: Tumour necrosis factor. *Mainly sulphasalazine, median dose: 2 grams/day. **Mainly naproxen, median dose: 1000 milligrams/day.