Table 2 Synovitis and tenderness of individual joints at each follow-up visit in early RA patients
Inclusiona | 1-year follow-upb | 5-year follow-upc | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Right | Left | Right | Left | Right | Left | |
Synovitis; n (%) | ||||||
MCP I | 130 (60) | 149 (69) | 100 (46) | 131 (61) | 83 (48) | 108 (62) |
MCP II | 135 (63) | 129 (60) | 102 (48) | 87 (40) | 98 (56) | 86 (49) |
MCP III | 102 (47) | 95 (44) | 62 (29) | 59 (27) | 59 (34) | 57 (33) |
MCP IV | 26 (12) | 27 (13) | 9 (4) | 3 (1) | 9 (5) | 9 (5) |
MCP V | 25 (12) | 25 (12) | 14 (6) | 10 (5) | 23 (13) | 14 (8) |
PIP I | 35 (16) | 42 (20) | 17 (8) | 20 (9) | 10 (6) | 10 (6) |
PIP II | 61 (28) | 54 (25) | 32 (15) | 26 (12) | 19 (11) | 24 (14) |
PIP III | 73 (34) | 70 (33) | 36 (17) | 36 (17) | 31 (18) | 26 (15) |
PIP IV | 44 (20) | 56 (26) | 22 (10) | 34 (16) | 16 (9) | 23 (13) |
PIP V | 30 (14) | 42 (20) | 17 (8) | 28 (13) | 13 (8) | 20 (11) |
Tenderness; n (%) | ||||||
MCP I | 73 (34) | 82 (38) | 46 (21) | 56 (26) | 34 (20) | 35 (20) |
MCP II | 68 (32) | 73 (34) | 40 (19) | 40 (18) | 31 (18) | 28 (16) |
MCP III | 60 (28) | 62 (29) | 29 (14) | 30 (14) | 23 (13) | 24 (14) |
MCP IV | 36 (17) | 32 (15) | 17 (8) | 14 (6) | 14 (8) | 11 (6) |
MCP V | 34 (16) | 33 (15) | 11 (5) | 13 (6) | 16 (9) | 13 (7) |
PIP I | 39 (18) | 35 (16) | 20 (9) | 19 (9) | 14 (8) | 14 (8) |
PIP II | 47 (22) | 49 (23) | 25 (12) | 19 (9) | 17 (10) | 15 (9) |
PIP III | 51 (24) | 55 (26) | 25 (12) | 32 (15) | 21 (12) | 14 (11) |
PIP IV | 53 (25) | 48 (22) | 15 (7) | 23 (12) | 14 (8) | 17 (10) |
PIP V | 36 (17) | 46 (21) | 15 (7) | 18 (8) | 17 (10) | 16 (9) |