Table 1: Univariable and multivariable linear regression analysis of the association between response to bDMARD treatment (change in the ASDAS score after 6 months) and body composition parameters in patients with AS (n=77)
*Adjusted for age, sex, HLA-B27 status, symptom duration, and ASDAS at baseline.
BMI: Body Mass Index; FMI: Fat Mass Index; SMM: Skeletal Muscle mass; VAT: Visceral Adipose Tissue; AS: ankylosing spondylitis; bDMARD: biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug; CI: 95% confidence interval