Table 4

Correlations between changes in outcome measures from baseline to week 8

VAS pain intensity

AUSCAN pain

AUSCAN stiffness

AUSCAN function

Global rating of disease

VAS pain intensity

1.00

0.81^a

0.66^a

0.75^a

0.76^a

AUSCAN pain

1.00

0.74^a

0.88^a

0.75^a

AUSCAN stiffness

1.00

0.75^a

0.60^a

AUSCAN function

1.00

0.71^a

Global rating of disease

1.00

^aP < 0.001. AUSCAN, Australian/Canadian Osteoarthritis Hand Index; VAS, Visual Analog Scale.

Barthel et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2010 12:R7   doi:10.1186/ar2906