From: Concurrent validity of provisional remission criteria for gout: a dual-energy CT study
Domain | Median (range) of DECT urate crystal volume for participants fulfilling individual domain/provisional criteria | Median (range) of DECT urate crystal volume for participants not fulfilling individual domain/provisional criteria | P |
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Serum urate (< 0.36 mmol/L) | 0.03 (0.00–4.63) n = 77 | 0.09 (0.00–19.53) n = 75 | 0.016 |
Tophus (absence) | 0.05 (0.00–1.23) n = 104 | 0.21 (0.00–19.53) n = 48 | 0.001 |
Flares (none in the last 12 months) | 0.05 (0.00–2.57) n = 70 | 0.11 (0.00–19.53) n = 82 | 0.011 |
Pain due to gout (< 2) | 0.07 (0.00–5.11) n = 104 | 0.08 (0.00–19.53) n = 48 | 0.43 |
Patient global assessment of gout activity (< 2) | 0.05 (0.00–3.34) n = 84 | 0.11 (0.00–19.53) n = 68 | 0.002 |
Provisional remission criteria (all five domains) | 0.0 (0.00–0.46) n = 23 | 0.08 (0.00–19.53) n = 129 | 0.002 |