The role of fibrinogen to albumin ratio in ankylosing spondylitis: Correlation with disease activity

Abstract Background This study aimed to assess the role of fibrinogen (Fib) to albumin (ALB) ratio (FAR) in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and its association with disease activity. Methods 135 AS patients and 76 age - and gender - matched healthy controls were collected in this retrospective study. Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) score was used to divide the AS patients into remission group (BASDAI  Results AS patients showed higher FAR levels than the controls (P  Conclusions FAR was increased in AS and may act as a novel inflammatory parameter for mirroring disease activity in AS.