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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jan 4.
Published in final edited form as: Rheumatology (Oxford). 2019 Jan 1;58(1):86–93. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/key220

Table 2. Results of univariable and multivariable linear regression studying the association between MRI-detected inflammation and the VAS-pain at patient level.

MRI-scores, median (IQR) Univariable Multivariable
β (95%CI) p-value β (95%CI) p-value
Synovitis 0.10 (0.00–0.19) 0.048 0.08 (-0.06–0.23) 0.26
BME -0.01 (-0.12–0.09) 0.81 -0.10 (-0.23–0.02) 0.11
Tenosynovitis 0.11 (0.01–0.20) 0.026 0.09 (-0.04–0.22) 0.19
Total inflammation score 0.03 (-0.01–0.07) 0.10 - -

MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; IQR, interquartile range; CI, confidence interval; BME, bone marrow edema