Table 5 Correlations of MRI cartilage thickness measurements at subdivision of femoral and tibial condyles with demographic data and clinical characteristics
R ant | R middle | R post | L ant | L middle | L post | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(a) Medial femoral compartment | ||||||
Age | − 0.34 (0.04*) | − 0.24 (0.25) | − 0.41 (0.04*) | − 0.41 (0.04*) | − 0.12 (0.57) | − 0.47 (0.01*) |
BASMI | 0.16 (0.44) | 0.33 (0.11) | − 0.52 (< 0.001*) | 0.14 (0.51) | 0.09 (0.65) | − 0.29 (0.05) |
BASRI | 0.13 (0.54) | − 0.41 (0.04*) | − 0.46 (0.02*) | 0.08 (0.71) | 0.10 (0.63) | − 0.09 (0.65) |
ASDAS ESR | − 0.48 (0.01*) | − 0.36 (0.05) | 0.20 (0.33) | − 0.50 (0.01*) | − 0.13 (0.53) | − 0.40 (0.05) |
(b) Lateral femoral compartment | ||||||
ASDAS CRP | − 0.30 (0.04*) | 0.19 (0.36) | 0.48 (0.21) | − 0.33 (0.04*) | 0.20 (0.35) | 0.49 (0.73) |
ASDAS ESR | − 0.50 (0.02*) | − 0.16 (0.42) | 0.48 (0.09) | − 0.53 (0.01*) | − 0.16 (0.45) | 0.51 (0.52) |
R middle | R post | L middle | L post | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(c) Medial tibial compartment | ||||
BASFI | − 0.48 (0.01*) | 0.26 (0.21) | − 0.48 (0.01*) | 0.26 (0.21) |
BASMI | 0.29 (0.15) | − 0.45 (0.02*) | 0.29 (0.15) | − 0.45 (0.02*) |
BASRI | − 0.31 (0.04*) | 0.21 (0.32) | 0.31 (0.05) | 0.21 (0.32) |
(d) Lateral tibial compartment | ||||
Disease duration | − 0.35 (0.02*) | − 0.09 (0.66) | − 0.35 (0.05) | − 0.09 (0.66) |