Long non-coding RNA (H19) in patients with spondyloarthritis: association with disease parameters and ultrasonographic findings

Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation

Table 2 The Spearman correlation between lncRNA H19 relative expression and different parameters

	lncRNA H19 relative expression
	Median (IQR)	r	p value
ESR in mm/h	27.1 (15.3–45.6)	0.08	0.62
CRP in mg/dl	7.2 (3.6–13.0)	0.22	0.18
ASDAS	3.5 (3.1–4.13)	0.05	0.75
BASDAI	6.15 (4.25–7.21)	− 0.06	0.699
BASFI	6.25 (4.48–7.5)	− 0.06	0.69
BASMI	0 (0–3)	0.11	0.49
Belgrade score	2.5 (1.0–6.25)	0.19	0.234
SPARCC index	1.5 (0–4.0)	0.24	0.14
mSASSS	0.0 (0–60.0)	0.33	0.16

r: Pearson coefficient
ASDAS Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score, BASFI Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index, BASDAI Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index, BASMI Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index, ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP C-reactive protein, SPARCC The Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada, mSASSS modified Stoke Ankylosing Spondylitis Spine Score