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Table 2 Relationship between the periodontal SUV and the clinical parameters at baseline

From: Does periodontitis affect the treatment response of biologics in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis?

 

r

p*

ACPA (U/ml)

0.354

0.01

Age (year)

0.206

0.11

RF (mg/dl)

0.073

0.59

DAS28-CRP

−0.228

0.08

Disease duration (year)

0.049

0.72

WBC (/μl)

−0.029

0.83

MMP-3 (ng/ml)

−0.107

0.43

  1. *Spearman’s rank correlation test
  2. Abbreviations: ACPA anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody, RF rheumatoid factor, DAS Disease Activity Score, WBC white blood cell, MMP-3 matrix metalloproteinase 3
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Arthritis Research & Therapy

ISSN: 1478-6362

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