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Table 2 Correlations. Correlations between bone mineral density by digital X-ray radiogrammetry and by dual energy x-ray absorptiometry, total Larsen score, Larsen score of the hands, markers of inflammation and bone turnover in postmenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis

From: Bone mineral density by digital X-ray radiogrammetry is strongly decreased and associated with joint destruction in long-standing Rheumatoid Arthritis: a cross-sectional study

 

Age

Height

Weight

Disease duration

HAQ

DAS 28

ESR

CRP

Hb

CTX-I

ICTP

DXR-BMD

Larsen score

Larsen score hand

DXA-BMD forearm

DXA-BMD total hip

DXA-BMD lumbar spine

DXR-BMD

-0.33** (75)

0.31** (75)

0.38** (75)

-0.45*** (75)

-0.29* (75)

-0.20 (74)

-0.32** (74)

-0.21 (74)

0.31** (75)

-0.22 (68)

-0.28* (66)

 

-0.68*** (72)

-0.68*** (72)

0.82*** (70)

0.65*** (74)

0.52*** (74)

Larsen score

0.002 (72)

-0.13 (72)

-0.20 (72)

0.46*** (72)

0.42*** (72)

0.33** (71)

0.55*** (71)

0.49*** (71)

-0.39*** (72)

0.29* (66)

0.61*** (63)

-0.68*** (72)

 

0.97*** (72)

-0.48*** (67)

-0.43*** (71)

-0.17

(71)

Larsen score, hand

0.022 (72)

-0.14 (72)

-0.14 (72)

0.48*** (72)

0.46*** (72)

0.33** (71)

0.54*** (71)

0.48*** (71)

-0.36*** (72)

0.32** (66)

0.65*** (63)

-0.68*** (72)

0.97*** (72)

 

-0.50*** (67)

-0.42*** (71)

-0.20

(71)

DXA-BMD forearm

-0.32** (70)

0.35** (70)

0.46*** (70)

-0.34** (70)

-0.16 (70)

-0.040 (69)

-0.082 (69)

-0.07 (69)

0.16 (70)

-0.16 (63)

-0.23 (62)

0.82*** (70)

-0.48*** (67)

-0.50*** (67)

 

0.76*** (69)

0.69*** (69)

  1. Number of patients with available data is given within (). *p < 0,05, **p < 0,01, ***p < 0,001
  2. CTX-I = C-terminal telopeptide fragments of type I collagen, ICTP = C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen