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Table 5 Imaging examination data of the total sample according to sex

From: Sacroiliac and spine imaging in spondyloarthritis: Does phenotype or sex matter?

Variables

Male

(N = 35)

Female

(N = 21)

p

Presence of erosion, n %

19 (54,3%)

12 (57,1%)

0,835

Erosion score (SSS)

4,2 (± 5,6)

12,3 (± 18,8)

0,087

Presence of BF, n %

6 (17,1%)

4 (19,0%)

0,728

BF score (SSS)

1,1 (± 1,8)

8 (± 12,5)

0,859

Presence of FM, n %

21 (60,0%)

3 (14,2%)

0,001

FM score (SSS)

8,0 (12,5)

5,6 (± 8,3)

0,001

Presence of ankylosis, n %

14 (40,0%)

4 (19,0%)

0,143

Ankylosis score (SSS)

5,6 (± 8,31)

1,0 (± 1,73)

0,055

SSS

19,0 (± 8,5)

13,3 (± 17,8)

0,001

Presence of BME, n%

13 (37,1%)

12 (57,1%)

0,145

SPARCC

1,0 (± 2,4)

5,0 (± 8,6)

0,039

mSASSS

21,7 (± 19,3)*

10,4 (± 1,0)**

0,008

  1. *n = 42, **n = 16
  2. AxSpA axial spondyloarthritis, AxPsA axial psoriatic arthritis, BF Backfill, SSS Sacroiliac Joint Structural Score, FM Fat Metaplasia, BME Bone Marrow Edema, SPARCC Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada Magnetic Resonance Imaging Index, mSASSS Modified Stoke Ankylosing Spondylitis Spine Score. Values in bold indicate statistical significance with p < 0.05