Table 1

Correlation of structural changes with clinical parameters.

AgeBody mass indexDisease durationC reactive proteinDisease activity score 28Erythrocyte sedimentation rateErosion countErosion scoreOsteophyte countOsteophyte scoreSurface score
Ager1.000
p
Body mass indexr−0.0361.000
p0.856
Disease durationr−0.253−0.3461.000
p0.1950.072
C-reactive proteinr0.0410.397*−0.3531.000
p0.8360.0370.066
Disease activity score 28r0.0510.165−0.1290.461*1.000
p0.7960.4000.5140.013
Erythrocyte sedimentation rater0.2880.286−0.1220.2880.1881.000
p0.1370.1390.5380.1370.338
Erosion countr0.1700.140−0.433*0.2460.1600.3451.000
p0.3860.4760.0210.2060.4150.072
Erosion scorer0.2000.044−0.418*0.2220.1340.3060.970**1.000
p0.3080.8240.0270.2550.4960.1140.000
Osteophyte countr0.395*0.170−0.236−0.0320.1710.1620.3440.381*1.000
p0.0370.3880.2260.8710.3840.4110.0730.045
Osteophyte scorer0.1730.030−0.011−0.0420.2710.2630.3170.3610.808**1.000
p0.3800.8800.9570.8310.1630.1770.1000.0590.000
Surface scorer0.130−0.132−0.344−0.242−0.086−0.1360.3390.393*0.424*0.3371.000
p0.5090.5030.0730.2150.6630.4890.0770.0380.0240.080
  • * p ≤ 0.05;

  • ** p ≤ 0.01.

  • r, Spearman correlation coefficients.