Table 1 MSUS findings of the studied groups
From: Ultrasonographic findings in patients with chronic kidney disease with asymptomatic hyperuricemia
MSUS findings | Group 1 (joints no. = 100) | Group 2 (joints no. = 60) | Chi-square test (FET) | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | % | No | % | ||||
Knee | Double contour sign | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0.0 | FET | 0.004 |
Aggregates | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | FET | 0.53 | |
Synovial thickening | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | FET | 0.002 | |
Patellar tendon | Tendinopathy | 14 | 14 | 4 | 6.0 | FET | 0.007 |
Tophus | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.0 | FET | 0.05 | |
Ankle | Double contour sign | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | 0.0 | FET | 0.002 |
Synovial thickening | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | FET | 0.30 | |
Tibialis posterior tendon | Tenosynovitis | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | FET | 0.53 |
Peroneus tendon | Tenosynovitis | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | FET | 0.53 |
1st MTP | Double contour sign | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15.30 | < 0.001 |
Erosion | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | FET | 0.01 | |
Aggregates | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.0 | FET | 0.08 | |
Synovial thickening | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10.67 | < 0.001 | |
Tophus | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | FET | 0.30 | |
Achilles’ tendon | Calcific foci | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 16.94 | < 0.001 |
Tendinopathy | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 13.71 | < 0.001 | |
Tophus | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 | FET | 0.05 | |