Table 2.
Spearman's rank correlations between the laboratory variables and sum B-mode/power Doppler scores
| Baseline | 1 month | 3 months | 6 months | 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calprotectin | 0.45*/0.38 | 0.37/0.53* | 0.76**/0.72** | 0.60**/0.56* | 0.59**/0.60** |
| SAA | 0.42/0.37 | 0.30/0.30 | 0.58**/0.37 | 0.61**/0.51* | 0.48*/0.45* |
| CRP | 0.33/0.34 | 0.04/0.11 | 0.49*/0.35 | 0.59**/0.43 | 0.57**/0.55* |
| ESR | 0.37/0.48* | 0.36/0.35 | 0.45*/0.42 | 0.32/0.33 | 0.35/0.40 |
*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01
CRP, C-reactive protein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; SAA, serum amyloid-A