Research Article

Detailed Joint Region Analysis of the 7-Joint Ultrasound Score: Evaluation of an Arthritis Patient Cohort over One Year

Table 1

Laboratory, clinical, and US7 score data over one year.

patientsBaselineAfter 3 monthsAfter 6 months After 12 months

ESR (mm/h)24.5 (5–82)
{95% CI: 14.3–36.0}
14.0 (3–74)* 
{95% CI: 8.0–29.5}
19.0 (3–120)
{95% CI: 7.5–38.3}
14.5 (3–94)
{95% CI: 9.8–36.8}
CRP (mg/L)4.1 (0.2–119)
{95% CI: 2.0–9.2}
3.0 (0.3–34.8)* 
{95% CI: 1.1–5.9}
3.0 (0.2–38.1)
{95% CI: 1.0–6.8}
3.6 (0.0–65)
{95% CI: 1.4–7.5}
DAS284.8 (1.6–8.0)
{95% CI: 4.1–6.1}
4.1 (1.4–7.6)* 
{95% CI: 2.9–4.9}
3.7 (1.1–6.8)* 
{95% CI: 2.5–5.2}
3.8 (1.3–7.1)* 
{95% CI: 2.8–4.7}
Synovitis score in GSUS
(0–27)
13.0 (7–25)
{95% CI: 0.5–6.5}
10.0 (3–22)* 
{95% CI: 6.5–15.0}
10.0 (2–18)* 
{95% CI: 7.0–13.5}
9.0 (0–20)* 
{95% CI: 6.0–12.0}
Synovitis score in PDUS
(0–39)
2.0 (0–16)
{95% CI: 0.5–6.5}
1.0 (0–20)
{95% CI: 0.0–5.0}
1.0 (0–18)* 
{95% CI: 0.0–3.0}
2.0 (0–9)* 
{95% CI: 0.0–2.5}
Tenosynovitis/paratenonitis score in GSUS
(0–7)
1.0 (0–5)
{95% CI: 0.0–1.0}
0.0 (0–5)
{95% CI: 0.0–1.0}
0.0 (0–3)* 
{95% CI: 0.0–1.0}
0.0 (0–5)
{95% CI: 0.0–1.0}
Tenosynovitis/paratenonitis score in PDUS
(0–21)
0.0 (0–8)
{95% CI: 0.0–0.0}
0.0 (0–8)
{95% CI: 0.0–0.0}
0.0 (0–5)
{95% CI: 0.0–0.0}
0.0 (0–6)
{95% CI: 0.0–0.0}
Erosions score excluding the wrist
(0–14)
7.0 (0–14)
{95% CI: 4.0–9.0}
6.0 (1–14)
{95% CI: 4.0–9.0}
6.0 (0–14)
{95% CI: 4.0–9.0}
5.0 (0–11)* 
{95% CI: 3.0–7.0}
Erosions score including the wrist
(0–17)
8.0 (0–17)
{95% CI: 5.0–11.0}
7.0 (2–17)
{95% CI: 6.0–11.5}
8.0 (0–17)
{95% CI: 5.0–11.5}
6.0 (1–14)* 
{95% CI: 5.0–9.0}

value < 0.05 to baseline examination by 2-sided exact Wilcoxon test.