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Table 5 Seven-joint ultrasound score in rheumatoid arthritis patients and first degree relatives

From: Osteopontin, osteoprotegerin and musculoskeletal ultrasound findings in first-degree relatives of rheumatoid arthritis: potential markers of preclinical disease

US7 score

RA

(n = 20)

FDRs (n = 25)

P

Synovitis GS

5.15 ± 4.26

0.64 ± 1.04

< 0.001*

Synovitis PD

2.05 ± 2.54

0.24 ± 0.83

0.003*

Tenosynovitis GS

0.35 ± 0.75

0.04 ± 0.20

0.040*

Tenosynovitis PD

0.30 ± 0.80

0.0 ± 0.0

0.048*

Erosions

1.60 ± 3.10

0.04 ± 0.20

0.001*

Total score

9.45 ± 7.21

0.96 ± 2.01

< 0.001*

  1. Showed values are mean ± SD; p: p values for Mann Whitney test for comparing between the two groups; *: Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05
  2. RA: rheumatoid arthritis; FDRs: first degree relatives; GS: Grayscale; PD: power Doppler
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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