Table 2 Comparison of synovitis without doppler signal (S0) and with Doppler signal (S1 + S2 + S3) in all patients, in those with corticosteroids (WC), and in those without (WhC), at T0 and T1
From: Does rheumatoid synovitis activity vary during the day? Evaluation with color doppler sonography
CD synovitis S0 compared to S123 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total T0 (% of joints) | Total T1 (% of joints) | p | |||||
WC | WhC | WC | WhC | WC | WhC | ||
Both sides | Wrist | 54 | 58 | 0.37 | |||
50 | 58 | 50 | 65 | 0.98 | 0.21 | ||
MCP | 57 | 66 | 0.08 | ||||
43 | 68 | 46 | 82 | 0.55 | 0.06 | ||
PIP | 47 | 60 | 0.02 | ||||
72 | 28 | 52 | 66 | 0.49 | 0.001 | ||
MTP | 38 | 35 | 0.83 | ||||
45 | 32 | 29 | 40 | 0.19 | 0.41 | ||
All joints | 51 | 57 | 0.04 | ||||
50 | 51 | 45 | 67 | 0.59 | 0.002 | ||
Right side | Wrist | 49 | 50 | 0.55 | |||
39 | 58 | 39 | 60 | 0.43 | 0.75 | ||
MCP | 52 | 65 | 0.10 | ||||
33 | 68 | 43 | 83 | 0.41 | 0.12 | ||
PIP | 57 | 60 | 0.37 | ||||
80 | 36 | 50 | 68 | 0.27 | 0.05 | ||
MTP | 54 | 33 | 0.10 | ||||
67 | 46 | 27 | 38 | 0.06 | 0.77 | ||
All joints | 52 | 55 | 0.46 | ||||
47 | 56 | 41 | 67 | 0.51 | 0.12 | ||
Left side | Wrist | 59 | 64 | 0.33 | |||
59 | 58 | 59 | 70 | 0.98 | 0.21 | ||
MCP | 62 | 66 | 0.41 | ||||
55 | 68 | 50 | 80 | 0.93 | 0.26 | ||
PIP | 37 | 60 | 0.07 | ||||
62 | 21 | 56 | 62 | 0.84 | 0.02 | ||
MTP | 25 | 37 | 0.30 | ||||
31 | 20 | 31 | 43 | 1 | 0.19 | ||
All joints | 49 | 59 | 0.04 | ||||
52 | 47 | 50 | 68 | 0.97 | 0.01 | ||