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Table 4 Correlations between radiographic scores and measures of disease damage and disease activity at 29-year follow-up

From: Radiographic damage in hands and wrists of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis after 29 years of disease duration

 

aSvdH scores

Erosion scores

JSN scores

Mean CHR

Variables

4.0 (0–313)

1.0 (0–205)

3.0 (0–110)

0.52 (0.31–0.63)

JADI total

0.706a

0.721a

0.714a

−0.660a

Joints with LROM

0.669a

0.659a

0.665a

−0.645a

JADAS

0.268b

0.255b

0.266b

NS

HAQ

NS

0.278b

0.259b

NS

CRP

0.266b

NS

0.273b

NS

Vitamin A

−0.272b

−0.275b

−0.299b

0.430a

  1. Numbers are median scores (range) and Spearman’s correlation coefficients. The radiographic scores did not correlate with the number of swollen, tender and active joints, pain, well-being, ESR or vitamin D. a p ≤ 0.001, b p < 0.05. aSvdH adapted Sharp van der Heijde, JSN joint space narrowing, CHR carpal height ratio, JADI juvenile arthritis damage index, LROM limited range of motion, JADAS juvenile arthritis disease activity score, NS not significant