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World J Psychiatry. Nov 19, 2026; 16(11): 121390
Published online Nov 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.121390
Table 3 Joint function and pain in two groups of elderly ankylosing spondylitis patients, mean ± SD/median (interquartile range)
Variable
Control group (n = 52)
Research group (n = 63)
t/Z
P value
BASFI (points)
Before39.38 ± 5.8339.71 ± 6.540.2830.778
After23.54 ± 5.9815.27 ± 4.128.749< 0.001
VAS (points)
Before6.00 (5.00, 8.00)6.00 (5.00, 8.00)-0.3920.695
After4.00 (3.00, 6.00)3.00 (2.00, 4.00)-4.961< 0.001


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