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Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score with ESR (ASDAS-ESR)

RheumatologyDisease activityAxial spondyloarthritisBeta toolThis tool is in beta. It has undergone internal validation but still requires additional testing. Always confirm the data entered and the results obtained before clinical use. It should not be used as the sole basis for clinical decisions.
Overall level of neck, back, or hip pain over the last week on a 0-10 scale.
0-10
BASDAI question 6 over the last week on a 0-10 scale.
0-10
How active the spondylitis was on average during the last week on a 0-10 scale.
0-10
Overall pain or swelling in joints other than the neck, back, or hips over the last week on a 0-10 scale.
0-10
Enter ESR in mm/h.
mm/h

Clinical noticeEducational support calculator only. It does not replace individualized clinical assessment and should not be used in isolation for treatment decisions.

Context and use

ASDAS-ESR = 0.08 x back pain + 0.07 x duration of morning stiffness + 0.11 x patient global + 0.09 x peripheral pain/swelling + 0.29 x sqrt(ESR)

Enter ESR in mm/h; the displayed score is rounded to 2 decimals, but classification uses the unrounded raw value.

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