[Retracted] Relationship between the Degree of Illness in Elderly Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Parameters of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound and Oswestry Dysfunction Index and Clinical Value Analysis

Table 1

Comparison of semiquantitative scores of MSUS in each group ( ± s).

Groups	n	Synovial proliferation	Bone erosion	Joint cavity effusion	Intrasynovial blood signals	Total score
Remission group	25	0.83 ± 0.07	0.78 ± 0.13	0.48 ± 0.09	0.59 ± 0.09	2.68 ± 0.13
Low activity group	25	2.95 ± 0.15	1.20 ± 0.18	1.08 ± 0.13	1.37 ± 0.20	6.63 ± 0.42
Middle activity group	25	4.11 ± 0.20	2.01 ± 0.23	2.01 ± 0.25	1.98 ± 0.33	10.03 ± 0.56
High activity group	25	7.08 ± 0.70	2.15 ± 0.62	2.42 ± 0.18	2.61 ± 0.24	14.26 ± 1.24^a

indicates a significant difference in total score between the low activity group and the remission group (t = 44.921, ). indicates a significant difference in total score between the middle activity group and the remission group (t = 63.925, ). ^aindicates a significant difference in total score between the high activity group and the remission group (t = 46.439, ).