Table 2 |
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Proportion of vertebral edges showing development of new syndesmophytes at 2-year follow-up according to baseline status of inflammation as assessed by both magnetic resonance imaging sequences |
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| MRI sequence |
Inflammation status |
Proportion (number) of vertebral edges with development of new syndesmophytes after
2 years |
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| STIR |
Inflammation at baseline |
6.5% (10/153) |
P = 0.006, OR 3.3, 95% CI 1.5 to 7.4 |
| No inflammation at baseline |
2.1% (16/769) |
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| T1-post-Gd |
Inflammation at baseline |
6.3% (6/95) |
P = 0.043, OR 2.7, 95% CI 1.1 to 7.0 |
| No inflammation at baseline |
2.4% (20/827) |
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CI, confidence interval; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; OR, odds ratio; STIR, short-tau-inversion-recovery; T1-post-Gd, T1-post-gadolinium. |
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Baraliakos et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008 10:R104 doi:10.1186/ar2496 |
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