Immunological Changes in Peripheral Blood of Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients during Anti-TNF-α Therapy and Their Correlations with Treatment Outcomes

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of total 35 patients at baseline and after follow-up.

Characteristic	At baseline	6 months	value
ESR (median[Q25-Q75])	21 (9-34)	4 (2-11)	<0.001
CRP (median[Q25-Q75])	6.2 (1.9-21.3)	1.6 (0.5-3.9)	0.002
ASDAS-CRP			<0.001
BASDAI			<0.001

AS: ankylosing spondylitis; data were shown as .