Table 3 Comparison between psoriatic patients with subclinical PsA and those without
| Â | Subclinical PsA | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
Not diagnosed (n = 10) Mean ± SD (median) | Diagnosed (n = 26) Mean ± SD (median) | ||
Age | 41.6 ± 15.29 (39.5) | 47.8 ± 12.26 (49) | 0.27 |
BMI | 30.64 ± 5.16 (27.74) | 29.54 ± 4.93 (28.52) | 0.68 |
Disease duration | 13.35 ± 10.71 (10) | 12.5 ± 10.26 (8) | 0.83 |
PASI | 11.38 ± 5.97 (7.8) | 13.75 ± 8.55 (13.6) | 0.57 |
Total number of thickened tendons | 1.81 ± 1.81 (1.5) | 3.08 ± 2.19 (2.5) | 0.09 |
Total number of enthesophytes | 0.8 ± 1.4(0) | 1.62 ± 1.3 (2) | 0.13 |
Mean US thickness of enthesis | |||
 • Quadriceps tendon | 5.32 ± 0.45 (5.23) | 5.92 ± 0.76 (5.95) | 0.006* |
 • Proximal patellar tendon | 3.77 ± 0.47 (3.65) | 3.69 ± 0.55 (3.55) | 0.7 |
 • Distal patellar tendon | 4 ± 0.48 (3.86) | 4.06 ± 0.57 (4) | 0.8 |
 • Achilis tendon | 3.84 ± 0.53 (3.78) | 4.1 ± 0.57 (4.05) | 0.22 |
 • Plantar fascia | 3.33 ± 0.77 (3.1) | 3.35 ± 0.65 (3.25) | 0.95 |
GUESS score | 4 ± 3.77 (3.5) | 6.12 ± 2.79 (6) | 0.07 |