Table 2 Correlations between FCP and CRP, ESR, BASDAI, BASFI and ASDAS in SpA-patients.

From: Decreased fecal calprotectin levels in Spondyloarthritis patients colonized by Blastocystis spp.

 

FCP (Spearman’s correlation)

 

Rho

Strength

p value

CRP

0.1799

Poor

0.2065

BASFI

0.2089

Poor

0.1412

ASDAS- CRP

0.2615

Poor

0.0638

BASDAI

0.3060

Fair

0.0290

ESR

0.3171

Fair

0.0234

ASDAS- ESR

0.3495

Fair

0.0119

  1. FCP: fecal calprotectin. CRP: C-reactive protein. ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Spearman’s correlation coefficient was calculated and the strength of correlation (Strength) was classified as poor (zero < rho < 0.3) and fair (0.3 ≤ rho < 0.6)39.
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