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Table 2 Association of MRI-detected inflammation with physical joint examination per type of MRI-detected inflammation (synovitis, tenosynovitis, osteitis) and intermetatarsal bursitis for MTP joints in early arthritis

From: The relation between physical joint examination and MRI-depicted inflammation of metatarsophalangeal joints in early arthritis

 

Swollen joints

Non-swollen joints

Univariable

Multivariable1

Multivariable2

n (%)

n (%)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Any MRI-detected inflammation*

74 (48)

281 (17)

4.42 (2.9–6.8)

  

Synovitis

52 (34)

200 (12)

3.62 (2.3–5.8)

1.68 (0.8–3.5)

1.30 (0.6–2.6)

Tenosynovitis

49 (32)

140 (9)

4.94 (3.0–8.0)

3.19 (1.6–6.3)**

2.21 (1.1–4.3)**

Osteitis

31 (20)

117 (7)

3.20 (1.9–5.5)

1.55 (0.8–3.0)

1.5 (0.8–2.7)

Intermetatarsal bursitis

94 (61)

423 (26)

4.48 (2.8–7.1)

 

2.91 (1.8–4.8)**

  1. MRI magnetic resonance imaging, MTP metatarsophalangeal joints, n number, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. *Defined by the presence of synovitis, tenosynovitis, and/or osteitis. **Data in italics are statistically significant in multivariable analyses, defined as P<0.05
  3. 1Multivariable model including local synovitis, tenosynovitis, and osteitis
  4. 2Multivariable model including local synovitis, tenosynovitis, osteitis, and intermetatarsal bursitis
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