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Table 3 Association of pain at baseline with ultrasound abnormalities at baseline

From: The value of ultrasonography in predicting arthritis in auto-antibody positive arthralgia patients: a prospective cohort study

Joints with

Pain -

n = 1705

Pain +

n = 118

OR (95% CI)

Joint effusion grade 2-3

28 (1.6%)*

6 (5.1%)

3.22 (1.30-7.94)

Synovitis grade 2-3

29 (1.7%)

9 (7.6%)

4.77 (2.20-10.3)

Power Doppler grade1-3

34 (2.0%)†

15 (13%)

7.08 (3.73-13.4)

  1. * n = 1696 (0.5% missing), †: n = 1686 (1% missing).
  2. CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.