Sum of scores for the 2nd to the 5th metacarpophalangeal and proximal interphalangeal joints with respect to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scores of tenosynovitis and synovial membrane hypertrophy and clinical assessment of swollen and tender joints (34 patients)
| MRI tenosynovitis | MRI synovial membrane hypertrophy | Swollen joint count | Tender joint count | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | One year | Baseline | One year | Baseline | One year | Baseline | One year | ||||||||
| RA group (n=21) | 3 (0–8) | 2.5 (0–7) | 10 (0–25) | 12 (4–18) | 2.5 (0–7) | 0 (0–2)2-150 | 6 (0–8) | 0 (0–8)** | |||||||
| PA group (n=8) | 0 (0–4) | 0 (0–2) | 4 (2–6) | 6 (2–10) | 1 (0–5) | 0 (0)2-150 | 6 (2–8) | 0 (0–8)2-150 | |||||||
| New-RA group (n=5) | 3.5 (0–4) | 1 (0–8) | 6 (0–12) | 8 (0–15) | 2 (0–3) | 0 (0) | 5 (2–7) | 0 (0–8) | |||||||
↵2-150 p<0.05 and **p<0.001, significant change from baseline (Wilcoxon matched pairs test)