Table 2.

Change in radiographic scores (SHS) in presence or absence of hand bone loss.

	HBLsdc
	No hand bone loss			Hand bone loss			Diff.
Change in SHS	Mean	SD	N	Mean	SD	N	p
ChSHS2yr	4.31	8.36	113	10.81	15.48	242	0.001
ChSHS5yr	11.82	15.36	89	21.49	26.59	199	0.003
ChhSHS8yr	13.31	16.91	81	23.58	28.34	159	0.005

ChSHS, change in SHS; HBLsdc, hand bone loss smallest detectable change; N, number; SD, standard deviation; SHS, Sharp van der Heijde Score; yr, year.