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Table 5 Shear wave elastography (SWE) findings

From: Differences in Achilles tendon stiffness in people with gout: a pilot study

Achilles tendon

Group

SWE readings

Mean ± SD

(range) m/s

Mean difference in SWE readings

(95% CI)

Standard error

Differences between groups

Right

Gout

(n = 24)

8.90 ± 1.65

(4.11–10)

1.04

(0.38–1.7)

0.33

p = 0.003

Non-gout

(n = 26)

9.76 ± 0.48

(7.31–10)

Left

Gout

(n = 24)

9.17 ± 1.4

(4.7–10)

0.7

(0.09–1.32)

0.31

p = 0.025

Non-gout

(n = 26)

9.66 ± 0.65

(7.05–10)

  1. No significant relationship between the number of tophi and SWE values were detected