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Convergent validity was assessed by Spearman rho correlations, while discriminative validity was analyzed through receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curves. A multivariate regression analysis was designed to identify ASAS HI items associated with active disease.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The average ASAS HI was 5.4 \u00b1 3.8 (interquartile range 3\u20138). ASAS HI showed high convergent validity against other SpA measures (rho \u2265 0.70, p &lt; 0.0005). The optimal criteria for detecting high\/very high disease activity Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS) categories was an ASAS HI score &gt; 6, area under the ROC curve 0.86 (95% CI 0.78\u20130.92), positive likelihood ratio 7.3 (95% CI 3.1\u201317.1), p &lt; 0.0001. The ASAS HI items significantly associated with Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index active disease were \u201cI often get frustrated\u201d (OR 9.2, 95% CI 1.2\u201369.4, p = 0.032), and \u201cI sleep badly at night\u201d (OR 7.7, 95% CI 1.4\u201341.6, p = 0.018). As for ASDAS, it was \u201cpain sometimes disrupts my normal activities\u201d (OR 8.7, 95% CI 1.7\u201345.2, p = 0.010).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The ASAS HI is a useful and simple instrument for its application in daily practice. 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