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Table 1 Baseline characteristics by radiographic progression at 1 year and bone mineral density loss after 3 months

From: Decrease in bone mineral density during three months after diagnosis of early rheumatoid arthritis measured by digital X-ray radiogrammetry predicts radiographic joint damage after one year

 

Total

Radiographic progression

BMD loss

  

No

Yes

p value

No

Yes

p value

Age

58 (14.5)

57.9 (14.4)

60.3 (14.7)

0.41

55.7 (15.5)

60.3 (13.4)

0.042

Women, n (%)

107 (64)

84/135 (62.2)

23/32 (71.9)

0.41

38/69 (55.1)

69/98 (70.4)

0.05

Symptom duration (months)

6 (3.7)

5.5 (3.3)

6.4 (5.0)

0.35

6 (3.2)

5.5 (3.9)

0.31

Anti-CCP2 positive, n (%)

107 (64)

88/135 (65.2)

19/32 (59.4)

0.54

42/69 (60.8)

65/98 (66.3)

0.51

RF positive, n (%)

103 (63)

83/131 (63.4)

20/32 (62.5)

1.0

40/68 (58.8)

63/95 (66.3)

0.41

ESR (mm/h)

29 (21.4)

27.3 (21.1)

35.4 (21.8)

0.055

25.4 (18.2)

31.3 (23.2)

0.066

CRP (mg/ml)

22 (24.4)

21.6 (25.0)

24.7 (22.2)

0.51

18.2 (23)

25 (25.1)

0.074

DAS 28

4.86 (1.30)

4.79 (1.3)

5.12 (1.4)

0.21

4.57 (1.27)

5.06 (1.29)

0.023

HAQ

0.94 (0.60)

0.91 (0.59)

1.08 (0.59)

0.15

0.86 (0.55)

1 (0.62)

0.16

Larsen total

4.1 (4.9)

3.57 (4.63)

6.25 (5.46)

0.005

3.16 ((4.23)

4.73 (5.24)

0.034

DXR-BMD

579.5 (86.1)

584.7 (84.2)

558.0 (91.7)

0.115

600.6 (84.2)

564.8 (84.7)

0.008

DXR-BMD loss

0.68 (1.81)

−0.52 (1.65)

−1.37 (2.31)

0.058

0.83 (1.05)

−1.74 (1.45)

< 0.001

  1. Values are mean (SD) unless otherwise stated
  2. Abbreviations: CCP cyclic citrullinated peptides, RF rheumatoid factor, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP C-reactive protein, DAS28 Disease Activity Score, HAQ Health Assessment Questionnaire, DXR-BMD bone mineral density measured by digital X-ray radiogrammetry
  3. p values in italics are statistically significant