Utilizing ultrasound findings of a single indicator joint to assess non-systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Table 2 The correlations between MSUS parameters and laboratory data

	Mean ± SD	GS rho (p)	PD rho (p)	GSPD rho (p)
WBC (10³/μL)	7.93 ± 2.19	0.335 (0.013)	0.174 (0.209)	0.315 (0.020)
Hb (g/dL)	12.62 ± 1.67	− 0.200 (0.148)	− 0.282 (0.039)	− 0.280 (0.040)
PLT (10³/μL)	340 ± 94	0.300 (0.028)	0.151 (0.277)	0.264 (0.054)
CRP (mg/dL)	0.53 ± 0.99	0.151 (0.275)	0.093 (0.502)	0.154 (0.267)
ESR (mm/hr)	25.22 ± 19.63	0.193 (0.162)	0.211 (0.126)	0.232 (0.091)
C3 (mg/dL)	119.3 ± 32.5	0.322 (0.031)	0.186 (0.221)	0.300 (0.045)
C4 (mg/dL)	25.4 ± 18.0	0.392 (0.008)	0.322 (0.031)	0.428 (0.003)^a

GS Grey-scale, PD Power Doppler, GSPD The sum of grey-scale and power Doppler, WBC White blood cell, Hb Hemoglobin, PLT Platelet, CRP C-reactive protein, ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, C Complement, p = p value
^a Moderate correlation (0.4 ≤ ∣rho∣ ≤ 0.7)

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