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Table 3 Change in radiographic scores (SHS) in patients with great, moderate or no/small hand bone loss.

From: Does digital X-ray radiogrammetry have a role in identifying patients at increased risk for joint destruction in early rheumatoid arthritis?

 

HBLtertiles

 
 

Great bone loss

Moderate bone loss

No/small bone loss

Diff.

 

Mean

SD

N

Mean

SD

N

Mean

SD

N

p

Change in SHS

          

ChSHS2yr

12.84

18.74

119

8.90

11.33

118

4.44

8.37

118

0.001

ChSHS5yr

23.96

29.64

103

19.03

23.09

91

12.01

15.32

94

0.005

ChSHS8yr

26.04

30.65

81

21.17

26.09

75

13.46

16.74

84

0.011

  1. ChSHS, change in SHS; HBL, hand bone loss; N, number; SD, standard deviation; SHS, Sharp van der Heijde Score; yr, year.