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Table 4 The Spearman correlation between BUSES and different parameters

From: Long non-coding RNA (H19) in patients with spondyloarthritis: association with disease parameters and ultrasonographic findings

 

BUSES

Median (IQR)

r

p value

ESR in mm/h

27.1 (15.3–45.6)

0.22

0.16

CRP in mg/dl

7.2 (3.6–13.0)

0.06

0.73

ASDAS

3.5 (3.1–4.13)

0.47

0.002*

BASDAI

6.15 (4.25–7.21)

0.36

0.02*

BASFI

6.25 (4.48–7.5)

0.29

0.07

BASMI

0 (0–3)

0.32

0.046*

SPARCC index

1.5 (0–4.0)

0.25

0.12

  1. r: Pearson coefficient
  2. *: statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05
  3. ASDAS Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score, BASFI Bath AS Functional Index, BASDAI Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index, ESR Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP C-reactive protein, SPARCC The Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada, BASMI Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index
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