The usefulness of ultrasound in identifying the underlying findings linked to pain in podagra patients

Meixia Du, Yanmi Zhong, Mengmeng Yan, Lishan Xiao, Caiyun Jiang, Fangfang Zhang, Cheng Zhao, Chunping Ning

Abstract


Aim: To explore whether ultrasound (US) can be employed to identify the underlying characteristics associated with pain in patients with podagra by evaluating the relationship between ultrasound findings and clinical pain.

Material and methods: Patients with podagra were recruited and grouped into a pain group (G1, 82 patients) and a non pain group (G2, 123 patients). US features were collected and compared. US data were analyzed by binary logistic regression analysis and ROC analysis. Interobserver reliability was assessed, too.

Results: A total of 205 patients (196 male and 9 female) were enrolled in this study. In multivariate analysis, the thickness of the synovium (OR=1.928, CI=1.074-3.463), CD (color Doppler) signal of the synovium (OR=1.458, CI=1.011-2.103), and CD signal of the tophi (OR=1.576, CI=1.142-2.177) were identified as risk factors for clinical pain. Areas under the ROC curves (AUC) were 0.713, 0.686 and 0.641 for the three indicators, respectively. The best cutoff points were 1 mm for the thickness of the synovium, grade 1 for the CD signal of the synovium and grade 2 for the CD signal of the tophi.

Conclusions: Ultrasound can provide valuable information for determining underlying features associated with pain in patients with podagra.


Keywords


ultrasonography; color Doppler; gout; pain

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.11152/mu-4373

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