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Table 4 DECT urate crystal volume 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

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

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