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Table 2 Spearman's rank correlations between the laboratory variables and sum B-mode/power Doppler scores

From: The soluble biomarker calprotectin (a S100 protein) is associated to ultrasonographic synovitis scores and is sensitive to change in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with adalimumab

 

Baseline

1 month

3 months

6 months

12 months

Calprotectin

0.45*/0.38

0.37/0.53*

0.76**/0.72**

0.60**/0.56*

0.59**/0.60**

SAA

0.42/0.37

0.30/0.30

0.58**/0.37

0.61**/0.51*

0.48*/0.45*

CRP

0.33/0.34

0.04/0.11

0.49*/0.35

0.59**/0.43

0.57**/0.55*

ESR

0.37/0.48*

0.36/0.35

0.45*/0.42

0.32/0.33

0.35/0.40

  1. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01
  2. CRP, C-reactive protein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; SAA, serum amyloid-A
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Arthritis Research & Therapy

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