Table 1

Absolute intra-group differences between T1 (week 14) and T2 (week 26) together with mean relative difference for each of the variables in each group evaluated.

Variable

Group

Absolute mean T1 value

Absolute mean T2 value

Absolute mean difference T2-T1

Relative mean difference from T1 to T2 (%)

Standard deviation (%)

Statistical significance for growth between T1 and T2


Angle 1

A

155.3

156.6

1.3

0.84

1.7

n.s.

B

155.8

156.4

0.6

0.4

2.9

n.s.

C

153.9

154.1

0.2

0.1

1.6

n.s.

Angle 2

A

136.1

133.8

-2.3

-1.7

2.2

*

B

136.2

135.1

-1.1

-0.7

5.2

n.s.

C

138.7

137.4

-1.3

-1

2.2

n.s.

Angle 3

A

108.3

109.3

1

0.9

1.2

*

B

107.3

108.6

1.3

1.3

1.5

*

C

108.3

109.6

1.3

1.2

1.3

*


Sagittal (mm)


TML

A

61.5

66.6

5.1

8.3

2.1

*

(Cm-ImpB)

B

60.7

65.8

5.1

8.4

1.9

*

C

60.8

66.2

5.4

8.8

1.8

*

ML1

A

36.2

38.1

1.9

5

2.4

*

(Go-ImpB)

B

36.5

38.2

1.7

4.6

2.5

*

C

35.9

37.6

2

5

2.1

*

ML2

A

55.6

59.7

4.1

7.3

1.7

*

(Ar1-ImpB)

B

55.3

59.0

3.7

7.2

2.2

*

C

54.8

58.7

3.9

7.2

2.6

*

ML3

A

58.6

63.3

4.7

8

1.8

*

(Ar2-ImpB)

B

58.6

63.1

4.5

7.7

0.9

*

C

58.3

62.8

4.5

7.7

1.4

*

ID

A

15.1

15.5

0.4

3

6.2

n.s.

(impA-impB)

B

14.8

15.1

0.3

2.7

5.8

n.s.

C

14.1

14.0

-0.1

-1.3

8.1

n.s.


Vertical (mm)


TPMH

A

44.2

48.8

4.6

10.4

1.5

*

(CmR-GoR)

B

43.3

47.9

4.6

10.8

1.9

*

C

43.5

49.0

5.5

12.6

1.7

*

CMH1

A

21.4

23.7

2.3

10.7

1.1

*

(CmR-Ar1)

B

21.1

23.2

2.1

9.9

3.5

*

C

21.3

23.6

2.3

10.8

2.6

*

CMH2

A

22.3

24.3

2

8.9

2.0

*

(CmR-Ar2)

B

22.2

24.3

2.1

9.4

2.9

*

C

22.1

24.4

3.3

10.0

2.3

*

RH1

A

27.4

30.3

2.9

10.7

2.5

*

(Ar1-GoR)

B

26.8

29.7

2.9

11.0

2.3

*

C

26.8

29.9

3.1

11.6

3.5

*

RH2

A

29.5

32.9

3.4

11.9

3.4

*

(Ar2-GoR)

B

28.9

32.5

3.6

12.3

2.5

*

C

29.2

32.9

3.7

12.7

2.7

*

MBH1

A

12.5

13.8

1.3

10.4

13.9

*

(IncR⊥IL)

B

12.7

13.4

0.7

6.91

16.3

*

C

12.3

13.6

1.3

12.1

12.4

*

MBH2

A

18.3

20.5

2.2

12.2

3.7

*

(MolR⊥IL)

B

17.9

19.8

1.9

11.1

2.9

*

C

17.7

20.2

2.5

14.1

3.9

*

DAH

A

7.5

8.2

0.7

8.9

10.6

*

(MolR⊥ML)

B

7.3

7.9

0.6

8.8

14.4

n.s.

C

7.7

8.7

1

12.6

8.4

*

ANH

A

2.9

3.4

0.5

17.2

18.2

*

(IncR⊥ML)

B

2.9

3.4

0.5

17.2

26.9

*

C

2.6

2.9

0.3

11.5

35.3

*


Transverse (mm)


GD

A

28.1

29.6

1.5

5.5

2.8

*

(GoR-GoL)

B

29.0

30.1

1.1

3.9

2.0

*

C

28.4

29.9

1.5

5.5

2.5

*

CD

A

33.4

34.7

1.3

4.3

2.4

*

(CmR-CmL)

B

32.5

33.9

1.4

4.5

2.2

*

C

33.2

34.4

1.2

3.7

1.3

*


*P < 0.05

Angles (degrees)

Groups: A) placebo, B) IA etanercept, C) systemic etanercept. See figures 3, 4 and 5 for a description of the variables.

Stoustrup et al. Pediatric Rheumatology 2009 7:6   doi:10.1186/1546-0096-7-6

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