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Table 2 US measurement of joint cartilage thickness in children with JIA

From: Joint cartilage thickness and automated determination of bone age and bone health in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Joint

Median (IQR)

t

p

Knee R

- 1.927 (− 2.50 – (− 1.06))

- 10.465

< 0.001

Knee L

- 1.63 (−2.31 – (−0.71))

- 9.203

< 0.001

Ankle R

0.13 (− 0.7–1.25)

0.933

0.458

Ankle L

0.20 (− 0.96 – (1.19))

1.234

0.325

Wrist R

- 0.81 (− 1.45 – (− 0.10))

- 6.513

< 0.001

Wrist L

- 0.89 (− 1.63 – (− 0.22))

- 8.277

< 0.001

MCP R

0.02 (− 1.01–1.15)

0.508

0.705

MCP L

0.02 (− 0.89–1.16)

1.482

0.142

PIP R

- 2.24 (− 3.27 – (− 1.39))

- 13.254

< 0.001

PIP L

- 2.19 (− 3.50 – (−1.27))

- 11.969

< 0.001

  1. One sample t-test. US assessed joint cartilage thickness when controlled for age and gender expressed as median Z-score (interquartile range). N = 67