Table 1 Overview of the metadata for healthy and spondyloarthritis (SpA) fecal donors. Bristol stool scale ranges from type 1 (hard and separate lumps) to type 7 (liquid consistency)52. Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score with C-reactive protein (ASDAS-CRP) to estimate disease activity59. Cut-off values: < 1.3 for inactive disease, 1.3–2.0 for low disease activity, 2.1–3.5 for high and > 3.5 for very high disease activity60.
Donor type | Donor | ASDAS-CRP | Age | Sex | Bristol stool scale |
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Healthy | H1 | NA | 26 | Male | Type 4 |
Healthy | H2 | NA | 43 | Male | Type 4 |
Healthy | H3 | NA | 27 | Male | Type 5 |
Axial SpA | P1 | 1.1 | 22 | Male | Type 6 |
Axial SpA | P2 | 1.1 | 54 | Male | Type 5 |
Axial SpA | P3 | 2.2 | 29 | Male | Type 5 |