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Table 1 Difference between girls and boys in cartilage thickness (0.1 mm), p < 0.05 for all joints

From: Age, gender, height and weight in relation to joint cartilage thickness among school-aged children from ultrasonographic measurement

 

Girls (n = 86)

Mean ± SD (0.1 mm)

Boys (n = 114)

Mean ± SD (0.1 mm)

p-value

Knee

33.6 ± 5.4

37.6 ± 5.3

<.0001*

Ankle

12.3 ± 3.4

13.8 ± 3.4

0.002*

Wrist

11.3 ± 2.8

12.2 ± 2.6

0.017*

MCP

7.3 ± 2.3

8.4 ± 2.0

0.001*

PIP

5.5 ± 1.6

5.9 ± 1.5

0.044*

  1. MCP metacarpophalangeal joint, PIP proximal interphalangeal joint, SD standard deviation, * p < 0.05
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Pediatric Rheumatology

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