Table 4 Association between articular subclinical ultrasound shoulder joint lesions in RA patients and their demographic, clinical, and treatment parameters
Rheumatoid patients | RA patients (80) | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
With articular lesions, No (%) | Without articular lesions, No (%) | χ2 | |||
Sex | Female | 28 (48.3) | 30 (51.7) | 58 | 0.22 |
Male | 14 (63.6) | 8 (36.4) | 22 | ||
Occupation | Non-manual worker | 8 | 6 | 14 | 0.7 |
Manual worker | 34 | 32 | 66 | ||
Co-morbidity | Yes | 9 (60) | 6 (40) | 15 | 0.71 |
No | 33 (50.7) | 32 (49.3) | 65 | ||
RF | + ve | 41 (66.2) | 21 (33.8) | 62 | 0.0002* |
− ve | 1 (5.5) | 17 (94.5) | 18 | ||
Anticcp | + ve | 31 (60.7) | 20 (39.3) | 51 | 0.08 |
− ve | 11 (38) | 18 (62) | 29 | ||
NSAID | Yes | 20 (49) | 21 (51) | 41 | 0.5 |
No | 22 (56.4) | 17 (43.6) | 39 | ||
Steroid | Yes | 39 (52.7) | 35 (47.3) | 74 | 0.76 |
No | 3 (50) | 3 (50) | 6 | ||
Age (years) | Mean ± SD | 42. ± 10 | 43.8 ± 16 | U | 0.6 |
ESR | Mean ± SD | 38 ± 26 | 33 ± 16 | U | 0.6 |
Disease duration (years) | Mean ± SD | 4 ± 1.5 | 2.8 ± 1.6 | U | 0.001* |
CRP | Mean ± SD | 8.3 ± 4.5 | 7 ± 3.4 | U | 0.25 |
DAS-28 | Mild | 1 (10) | 9 (90) | 10 | 0.0006* |
Moderate | 30 (51.7) | 28 (48.3) | 58 | ||
Severe | 11 (91.6) | 1 (8.4) | 12 | ||