Effects of high intensity exercise on disease activity, inflammatory markers and cytokines.

<p>Differences between the groups in post intervention (3 months) values, analyzed with ANCOVA with baseline values as covariates.</p><p>All BAS-instruments 0–10, 10 = worst.</p><p>ASDAS, Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score; BASDAI, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index; BASFI, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index; BASMI, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index; CRP, C-reactive protein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; IL, interleukin; sTNFR, soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor.</p>a<p>Estimated regression coefficients,</p>b<p>Hodges-Lehman median estimator,</p>c<p>Mann-Whitney U-test.</p><p>Effects of high intensity exercise on disease activity, inflammatory markers and cytokines.