Table 2: Association between factors severity of as and Tobacco.

Severity Factor of AS Tobacco +
n=77
Tobacco +
n=137
p
young age of onset
≤ 16 ans
YES
NON
32(40.3%)
45(59.7%)
48(33.3%)
89(66.7%)
0.219
Respiratory disease YES
NON
15(12.9%)
62(87.1%)
18(8.9%)
119(91.1%)
0.276
Uveitis YES
NON
16(12/9%)
61(87.1%)
22(12.2%)
115(87.8%)
0.531
Uveitis YES
NON
29(35.5%)
48(64.5%)
34(22%)
103(76%)
0.038
Inflammatory systemic syndrome YES
NON
33(43 .5%)
44(56.5%)
35(24.4%)
102(75.6%)
0.047
Resistance to NSAIDs YES
NON
31(38.7%)
46(61.3%)
57(40.7%)
80(59 .3%)
0.463

NSAIDs: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
AS: Axial spondyloarthritis