12 December 2020: Clinical Research
Comparison of Role of Hand and Wrist Ultrasound in Diagnosis of Subclinical Synovitis in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Retrospective, Single-Center Study
Honghu Tang BCDEF , Yi Liu ABCDEFG , Yi Liu BCDF* , Hua Zhao BCDFDOI: 10.12659/MSM.926436
Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e926436
Table 4 Differences between patients with SLE and patients with RA determined using musculoskeletal ultrasound, laboratory indexes (including ESR and CRP), and DAS28 scores.
| SLE | RA | p Values | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESR (mean±SD) | 31.37±19.869 | 58.65±38.545 | 0.000 |
| CRP (mean±SD) | 4.976±4.879 | 26.300±22.293 | 0.001 |
| DAS28 scores (mean±SD) | 3.30±0.801 | 5.188±1.128 | 0.000 |
| Ultrasonic scores (mean±SD) | 11.02±7.171 | 31.10±14.071 | 0.000 |
| SLE – systemic lupus erythematosus; RA – rheumatoid arthritis; ESR – erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP – C-reactive protein; DAS28 – disease activity score-28; SD – standard deviation. | |||