Table 2

Correlations between radiological score, acute phase, and markers at baseline

	Duration	SE-selectin	sICAM-1	MMP-1	MMP-3	HC gp-39	COMP
*p<0.05; †p<0.01; ‡p<0.001; not significant (NS).
Sharp score	0.49†	NS	NS	0.50†	NS	0.39*	NS
Age	0.48‡	NS	NS	0.33*	NS	0.56‡	0.57‡
CRP		0.33*	0.46†	0.65‡	0.53‡	0.56‡	NS
sE-selectin			0.35*	0.36*	NS	NS	NS
sICAM-1				0.35*	NS	NS	NS
MMP-1					0.45†	0.39*	NS
MMP-3						0.37*	NS
HC gp-39							NS