Table 3 Time of outpatient visits before and after the first EMRMS assessment (n = 652).

From: The electronic medical record management systems may improve monitoring and control of disease activity in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

 

Time of outpatient visits (minutes)

(Min, Max)

Mean ± SD

Median (P25, P75)

p-value of normality test*

p-value#

Analysis population

ASDAS

Number

One year before assessment

One year after assessment

One year before assessment

One year after assessment

One year before assessment

One year after assessment

CRP

 < 1.3

211

(1.5, 41.8)

(0.3, 22.5)

9.2 ± 4.2

8.5 ± 3.3

6.7 (8.8, 11.1)

6.1 (8.0, 10.3)

 < 0.010

0.033

1.3—< 2.1

245

(0.8, 31.6)

(1.0, 37.0)

9.3 ± 4.8

9.0 ± 4.4

6.3 (8.5, 11.2)

6.4 (8.5, 11.0)

 < 0.010

0.395

2.1—3.5

170

(0.9, 22.0)

(0.9, 21.5)

8.7 ± 4.1

8.5 ± 3.4

6.0 (8.3, 11.3)

6.3 (8.1, 10.5)

 < 0.010

0.825

 > 3.5

26

(1.2, 17.3)

(4.3, 15.0)

9.6 ± 4.1

9.8 ± 2.7

6.7 (10.0, 11.6)

8.8 (9.7, 11.5)

0.284

0.827

ESR

 < 1.3

195

(1.4, 41.8)

(1.7, 22.5)

9.1 ± 4.2

8.4 ± 3.3

6.4 (8.7, 11.1)

6.1 (8.1, 10.0)

 < 0.010

0.027

1.3—< 2.1

258

(0.8, 31.6)

(0.3, 37.0)

8.9 ± 4.2

8.5 ± 4.1

6.3 (8.4, 10.8)

6.0 (7.7, 10.7)

0.015

0.318

2.1—3.5

174

(1.1, 29.5)

(0.9, 24.1)

9.3 ± 4.6

9.4 ± 3.7

6.2 (8.4, 11.5)

6.8 (9.0, 11.5)

 < 0.010

0.623

 > 3.5

25

(3.3, 22.0)

(3.2, 15.0)

11.0 ± 4.5

9.3 ± 2.9

7.7 (11.0, 13.3)

8.2 (9.3, 11.5)

0.610

0.124

Total

652

(0.8, 41.8)

(0.3, 37.0)

9.2 ± 4.4

8.7 ± 3.8

6.4 (8.5, 11.2)

6.3 (8.3, 10.8)

 < 0.010

0.073

  1. *Normality test: When number is ≤ 50, the Shapiro–Wilk test is used; when number is > 50, the Kolmogorov–Smirnov test is used.
  2. #When normality test p value is > 0.05, the pair-t test is used; when normality test p value is < 0.05, the Wilcoxon Signed Rank test is used.
  3. Abbreviations: ASDAS Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score, CRP C-reactive protein, ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate.
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