Skip to main content

Table 3 The correlations between MSUS/laboratory parameters and disease status

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

 

PGA

rho (p)

CHAQ

rho (p)

GS

0.405 (0.001)a

0.257 (0.047)

PD

0.323 (0.010)

0.305 (0.018)

GSPD

0.434 (0.000) a

0.332 (0.010)

WBC (103/μL)

0.28 (0.04)

0.237 (0.084)

Hb (g/dL)

−0.193 (0.161)

− 0.264 (0.054)

PLT (103/μL)

0.045 (0.748)

0.069 (0.622)

CRP (mg/dL)

0.374 (0.005)

0.368 (0.006)

ESR (mm/hr)

0.313 (0.021)

0.215 (0.118)

C3 (mg/dL)

0.283 (0.059)

0.214 (0.158)

C4 (mg/dL)

0.365 (0.014)

0.391 (0.008)

  1. PGA Physician Global Assessment, CHAQ Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire, 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
  2. a Moderate correlation (0.4 ≤ ∣rho∣ ≤ 0.7)
Back to article page

Pediatric Rheumatology

ISSN: 1546-0096