Table 1.

Comparison of imaging parameters between patient groups.

Imaging ParameterDAS28
Mean (95% CI)Difference (95% CI)P-value
DAS28 ≤ 3.2DAS28 > 3.2
MAX (PD)75.25 (58.8, 91.7)119.5 (101.12, 137.87)-44.25 (-70.49, -18.01)0.0022**
MIN (PD)33.72 (25.82, 41.61)57.51 (47.63, 67.39)-23.79 (-37.13, -10.45)0.0012**
AVG (PD)50.72 (39.45, 61.98)85.39 (71.89, 98.88)-34.67 (-53.27, -16.07)0.0008***
MAX67.38 (50.75, 84.02)82.23 (74.71, 89.75)-14.85 (-34.11, 4.42)0.1268
MIN30.27 (22.06, 38.47)40.02 (35.02, 45.03)-9.75 (-22.18, 2.66)0.1198
AVG45.45 (33.94, 56.96)59.11 (52.99, 65.23)-13.66 (-29.04, 1.72)0.0801
Total PD2.83 (-0.23, 5.9)3.65 (2.71, 4.58)-0.82 (-3.39, 1.77)0.5269
Total GS6.67 (1.31, 12.02)6.58 (4.12, 9.04)0.09 (-6.21, 6.38)0.9780
  • Statistically significant: **P<0.01, ***P<0.001.