Table 3

Synovial fluid aggrecan fragment data in all subjects

OA-1 ARGS ELISA

(pmol ARGS/ml)

Alcian blue precipitation

(μg sGAG/ml)

1-F21 ELISA

(μg aggrecan/ml)

n

295

293

285

Mean

75

104

199

Median

10

74

120

Range

0.5 to 961

5 to 728

0.2 to 1912

Larsson et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009 11:R92   doi:10.1186/ar2735