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They were further sub-grouped into radiographic and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthropathy. Clinical features, joint involvement, measurements, HLA-B27 serology, and disease activity were evaluated. Data was entered into Microsoft Excel, and SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) software 2.0 was used for analyzing the data.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Mean age was 28.5 \u00b1 6.3 years. 85.7% were males. Inflammatory low back pain was the most common clinical feature at presentation (89.2%). Enthesitis was the most common extra-articular feature seen in 35.7% of patients. 42.8% were non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis. 85.7% of patients were HLA-B27 positive. 50% of patients had bone marrow edema on MRI, and only one patient had ankylosis indicating predominantly early disease. 50%\u201370% of our patients had high disease activity and 89.3% were responding well to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). There was no significant difference between the radiographic axial spondyloarthritis group and the non-radiographic group except for elevated C-reactive protein (CRP).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Ankylosing spondylitis in western India occurs mostly in the age group of 20\u201330 years, suggesting affection of productive age group. There was a delay of diagnosis for approximately three years from the onset of symptoms. 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