Table 2 Demographic, serum inflammatory, and bone metabolic data and imaging findings
From: Bone metabolism and inflammatory characteristics in 14 cases of chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis
|  | group 1 (n = 10) | group 2 (n = 4) | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 10.3 (8.7–11.9) | 12.7 (10.3–15.2) | 0.09 |
Sex, female (%) | 40 | 25 | 0.62 |
Time between first symptom to diagnosis (month) | 8 (3.3–12.6) | 9.2 (1.9–16.6) | 0.76 |
CRP (mg/dL) | 0.47 (0.01–1.23) | 0.79 (0.01–1.79) | 0.64 |
ESR (mm/h) | 24.2 (6.6–41.8) | 18.3 (9.6–46.1) | 0.69 |
IgG (mg/dL) | 943 (621–1266) | 1607 (1097–2117) | <0.05 |
BAP (μg/L) | 54.8 (36.3–73.4) | 73.1 (43.8–102.4) | 0.27 |
TRAP5b (mU/dL) | 1205 (713–1696) | 1095 (318–1871) | 0.79 |
SUV max on FDG-PET | 1.6 (1.1–4.1) | 1.8 (1.1–4.1) | 0.38 |
Number of bones with high accumulation on FDG-PET | 4.2 (2.1–6.3) | 6.3 (3.0–9.5) | 0.27 |
Bone lesions with high signal on T2-STIR MRI | 7.1 (1.2–13.0) | 23.5 (14.2–32.8) | <0.01 |
Z score(−) of BMD | 1.9 (1.2–2.6) | 2.5 (1.3–3.7) | 0.37 |