Table 1

Characteristics of patients taking part in the field test in each of the European countries

Belgium n=9Croatia n=10France n=7Germany n=10Greece n=10Hungary n=10Italy n=10Nether lands n=11Portugal n=10Russia n=10Spain n=7Turkey n=10UK n=11
Age (years), mean (SD)35.0 (8.1)46.0 (12.3)45.0 (11.2)43.7 (17.5)37.9 (13.0)59.8 (10.1)44.1 (16.6)49.2 (18.6)41.4 (13.7)32.8 (12.0)49.0 (10.5)38.4 (12.4)40.4 (16.0)
Gender, male (%)67301450807060458060714073
Disease subtype, AS (%)56605070806060646060676070
Disease duration (years), mean (SD)6.8 (3.8)7.3 (7.1)9.0 (6.0)8.7 (9.4)12.7 (12.4)11.5 (11.7)6.8 (8.0)14.7 (15.0)8.9 (10.7)25.3 (9.7)15.7 (13.8)6.8 (7.3)8.1 (8.9)
Working status, paid work (%)78704350702060277050573055
Education (years), mean (SD)14.3 (3.4)13.7 (2.2)10.0 (9.5)15.9 (2.6)16.0 (1.6)10.9 (3.9)14.7 (3.6)9.0 (2.9)12.3 (2.9)13.6 (3.4)16.3 (5.1)10.2 (4.3)13.5 (2.5)
ASAS HI, mean (SD)3.6 (3.8)12.1 (5.9)8.0 (2.8)4.9 (1.9)5.3 (2.7)9.5 (4.8)6.7 (3.4)5.1 (3.7)5.1 (4.0)7.9 (4.3)4.7 (3.9)6.4 (3.4)6.0 (4.2)
ASAS HI, range (0–17)0–102–173–112–82–100–150–130–111–131–160–121–110–14
BASDAI, mean (SD)2.6 (2.0)5.7 (1.7)4.6 (1.6)3.5 (1.9)2.2 (1.8)3.7 (3.0)3.4 (1.4)3.8 (1.8)3.6 (2.3)3.8 (3.0)2.2 (1.6)3.1 (2.0)4.6 (2.8)
BASDAI, range (0–10)0.5–6.73.1–8.02.9–7.51.0–6.50.3–4.80.4–9.62.0–5.81.3–6.50.8–8.20–8.40.2–4.80.6–6.12.1–9.4
  • AS, ankylosing spondylitis; ASAS HI, ASAS Health Index; BASDAI, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activty Index.