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Ann Rheum Dis 61:1036-1037 doi:10.1136/ard.61.11.1036
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Is soluble CD44 variant isoform 5 useful as a predicting factor and a parameter for long term observation in rheumatoid arthritis?

Table 2

Spearman correlation coefficient of sCD44v5 at visit 1 and AUC sCD44v5 compared with clinical and laboratory parameters

RF ESR CRP Stoke 28JC 30SJC Δ Larsen
CC, correlation coefficient; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; AUC, area under the curve; RF, rheumatoid factor; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP, C reactive protein; 28JC, 28 joint count; 30SJC, 30 swollen joint count.
CC 0.6068 0.1201 0.0448 0.0010 −0.1 123 −0.1 238 −0.0470
Visit 1 CD44 0.0001 0.2883 0.6910 0.9929 0.3181 0.2706 0.6767
CC 0.2265 0.1118 0.2152 0.1229 −0.1101 −0.1653 −0.0013
AUC CD44 0.0419 0.3235 0.0537 0.2742 0.3278 0.1402 0.9906

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