Baseline
n (%) (n=145)
2 years
n (%) (n=129)
5 years
n (%) (n=145)
Positive change over 5 years
n (%)
Negative change over 5 years
n (%)
Net change
n (%)
Structural lesions (cut-offs)
≥3 erosions¶0 (0.0)0 (0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
≥3 bone spurs¶0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
≥3 fatty lesions¶1 (0.7)2 (1.6)2 (1.4)1 (0.7)0 (0.0)1 (0.7)
≥5 fatty lesions¶2 (1.4)1 (0.8)1 (0.7)0 (0.0)1 (0.7)−1 (−0.7)
≥5 fatty lesions and/or erosions¶2 (1.4)1 (0.8)1 (0.7)0 (0.0)1 (0.7)−1 (−0.7)
  • *Paired samples t-test comparing baseline versus 5 years.

  • †Mean of three readers.

  • ‡Missing data from at least one time point and one reader for four cases.

  • §Fatty lesions, erosions, bone spurs and ankylosis.

  • ¶Agreement of ≥2 out of 3 readers.

  • ASAS, Assessment of Spondyloarthritis International Society; BME, bone marrow oedema; SPARCC, Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada.