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Table 2 Urate deposits in joints and tendons and presence of artifacts in the total population and stratified by gender

From: Dual energy CT findings in gout with rapid kilovoltage-switching source with gemstone scintillator detector

 

Total, n = 55

Men, n = 43

Women, n = 12

p-value*

All joints and tendons,

 score (SD)

14.0 (5.5)

13.5 (5.4)

16.1 (5.4)

0.09

MTP1,

 n positive (%)

55 (100)

43 (100)

12 (100)

 

 score (SD)

4.0 (1.5)

3.9 (1.5)

4.2 (1.7)

0.5

MTP 2–5,

 n positive (%)

55 (100)

43 (100)

12 (100)

 

 score (SD)

3.9 (1.7)

3.8 (1.8)

4.2 (1.7)

0.6

Ankle/midfoot,

 n positive (%)

53 (96)

42 (98)

11 (92)

 

 score (SD)

3.6 (1.8)

3.5 (1.8)

3.8 (2.0)

0.6

Tendons,

 n positive (%)

41 (75)

31 (72)

10 (83)

 

 score (SD)

2.5 (2.3)

2.2 (2.2)

3.5 (2.5)

0.1

Nailartifact,

 n positive (%)

40 (73)

32 (74)

8 (67)

 

Skinartifact,

 n positive (%)

17 (31)

12 (28)

5 (42)

 

Beam hardening,

 n positive (%)

1 (1.8)

1 (2)

0

 

Noise, n positive (%)

0

0

0

 
  1. *p-value comparing men and women