Arthritis Research & Therapy

Table 2 Radiographic joint damage scores at baseline

From: Bone erosions in rheumatoid arthritis can be repaired through reduction in disease activity with conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs

Score	Group
	Repair observed	Repair not observed
Total radiographic score^a
Mean ± SD	117.1 ± 39.2	106.1 ± 66.3
Median (range)	119.0 (47.0–188.5)	100.5 (9.0–242.0)
Interquartile range	86.3–138.1	48.0–153.8
P^b		NS
Erosion score^c
Mean ± SD	54.7 ± 26.7	42.6 ± 38.3
Median (range)	57.5 (9.5, 101.0)	28.8 (0.5, 135.0)
Interquartile range	30.1, 69.0	11.5, 66.8
P^b		NS
JSN score^d
Mean ± SD	62.3 ± 13.9	63.6 ± 30.9
Median (range)	62.5 (37.5, 87.5)	67.3 (8.5, 115.0)
Interquartile range	55.5, 72.0	34.0, 92.8
P^b		NS

^aScores can range from 0 to 280, with higher scores indicating more joint damage. ^bMann-Whitney U test. ^cScores can range from 0 to 160. ^dScores can range from 0 to 120. JSN, joint space narrowing; NS, not significant; SD, standard deviation.

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