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27 June 2021: Clinical Research

Analysis of Bone Strength and Bone Turnover Markers in Ankylosing Spondylitis with Radiological Hip Involvement

Wei Liu 1ABCDEFG , Hui Song 1ACDEFG* , Siliang Man 1BCD , Hongchao Li 1BDE , Liang Zhang 2BD

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.932992

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e932992

Table 2 Bone strength of AS with and without radiographic hip involvement.

RHI-AS (n=177)WORHI-AS (n=162)UnadjustedAdjusted for age and BMI
POR (95% CI)POR (95% CI)
SI, median (Q1, Q3)77.9 (66, 85.7)80.3 (71.6, 89.4)0.0150.984 (0.971, 0.997)0.0170.982 (0.968, 0.997)
Z score
 Median (Q1, Q3)−1.5 (−2.5, −0.6)−0.8 (−1.7,0.3)0.692 (0.592, 0.809)0.010.802 (0.679, 0.949)
 ≤−2, n (%)66 (37.3)26 (16.0)3.110 (1.852, 5.223)0.0261.891 (1.079, 3.313)
T score
 Median (Q1, Q3)−2.2 (−3.2, −1.5)−1.8 (−2.6, −1)0.0020.780 (0.667, 0.913)0.0050.781 (0.658, 0.927)
 ≤−2.5, n (%)76 (42.9)56 (34.6)0.1151.424 (0.918, 2.211)0.1151.478 (0.909, 2.404)
SI – Stiffness index; RHI-AS – ankylosing spondylitis with radiographic hip involvement; WORHI-AS – ankylosing spondylitis without radiographic hip involvement.

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