Mean percentage change (SD %) in the bone mineral density of the spine, hip and hand for all patients and for patients with (40%) and without (60%) good European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) response
All | Good EULAR response | ||
---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | ||
*p<0.001 versus those without good response. | |||
Vertebral-spine(n = 102) | 0.20(5.1) | −0.57(5.0) | 0.74(5.3) |
Total hip (n = 89) | −0.20(3.6) | −0.68(3.8) | 0.77(3.4)* |
Hand (n = 53) | −0.82(2.4) | −1.2(2.6) | −0.63(2.3) |