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Table 2 DXR-BMD measurements

From: Antibodies to cyclic citrullinated protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate predict hand bone loss in patients with rheumatoid arthritis of short duration: a longitudinal study

 

Baseline (n = 163)

One-year follow-up (n = 156)

Two-year follow-up (n = 154)

Five-year follow-up (n = 138)

DXR-BMD (g/cm2)

0.560

(0.491 to 0.608)

0.545

(0.470 to 0.590)

0.528

(0.458 to 0.586)

0.508

(0.427 to 0.572)

DXR-BMD change (%) †

 

-1.72

(-4.07 to -0.36)

-2.80

(-5.29 to -0.86)

-5.58

(-11.72 to -2.31)

Patients with loss in cortical hand bone (%) ‡

 

66.7

77.3

89.1

  1. Median (inter quartile range) for continuous variables, percentage for counts. Number of patients presented in brackets. DXR-BMD = digital X-ray radiogrammetry bone mineral density. † DXR-BMD change from baseline ‡ Decrease in DXR-BMD exceeding the least significant change (least significant change = -0.79%).
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Arthritis Research & Therapy

ISSN: 1478-6362

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