Significant results of general linear model multivariate analysis of variance test determining the effects of inflammatory markers as independent variables on 12-month positron emission tomography/CT and vascular pathophysiology parameters as concurrent dependent variables
| Dependent variables | Independent variables | Effect | F | P value | Partial η2 |
| SUV-SYNmean-12 and FMD-12 | DAS28-0 | 0.321 | 3.787 | 0.045 | 0.321 |
| SUV-SYNmean-12 and PWV-12 | CRP-12 | 0.388 | 5.063 | 0.020 | 0.388 |
| TBR-SYNmean-12 and FMD-12 | ESR-0 | 0.338 | 4.092 | 0.037 | 0.338 |
The numbers -0 and -12 indicate values at baseline and after 12 months of treatment.
CRP, C reactive protein; DAS28, 28-Joint Disease Activity Score; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; PWV, pulse-wave velocity; SUV, standardised uptake value; SYN, synovial; TBR, target-to-background ratio.