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Table 2 Presence of DECT urate crystal deposition according to individual remission domains and the provisional gout remission criteria

From: Concurrent validity of provisional remission criteria for gout: a dual-energy CT study

Domain

N (%)with DECT urate crystal deposition for participants fulfilling individual domain/provisional criteria

N (%) with DECT urate crystal deposition for participants not fulfilling individual domain/provisional criteria

Odds ratio (95% CI)

P

Serum urate (< 0.36 mmol/L)

43 (56)

n = 77

62 (83)

n = 75

0.27 (0.13–0.56)

< 0.001

Tophus (absence)

67 (64)

n = 104

38 (79)

n = 48

0.48 (0.22–1.03)

0.07

Flares (none in the last 12 months)

44 (63)

n = 70

61 (74)

n = 82

0.58 (0.29–1.15)

0.13

Pain (due to gout, < 2)

70 (67)

n = 104

35 (73)

n = 48

0.76 (0.37–1.65)

0.49

Patient global assessment of gout activity (< 2)

52 (62)

n = 84

53 (78)

n = 68

0.46 (0.22–0.94)

0.03

Provisional remission criteria (all five domains)

10 (44)

n = 23

95 (74)

n = 129

0.28 (0.11–0.65)

0.004