Table 1.

Baseline demographics of patients assessed in reading exercises 1 and 2 by 6 readers (3 rheumatologists, 3 musculoskeletal radiologists).

Exercise 1, n = 20Exercise 2, n = 18Exercise 2, n = 27
Mean (SD) age, yrs64.6 (9.8)59.2 (12.2)54.6 (10.1)
M:F9:1111:712:15
K–L grade
  03022
  1505
  2830
  33120
  4130
Mean (SD) BL WOMAC pain scoreNA287.3 (62.8)91.8 (105.9)
Mean (SD) BL HIMRISS, femoral BML score, 0–6511.4 (16.3)29.46 (18.36)2.74 (3.66)
Mean (SD) BL HIMRISS, acetabular BML score 0–356.1 (6.8)11.13 (9.85)1.15 (1.54)
Mean (SD) BL HIMRISS, synovitis-effusion score, 0–3011.9 (9.5)12.09 (6.09)4.36 (4.31)
Mean (SD) BL HIMRISS, total score, 0–13029.4 (25.7)52.69 (28.35)8.26 (7.78)
Mean (SD) BL HOAMS, total BML score, 0–456.2 (7.0)16.13 (11.15)1.31 (1.31)
Mean (SD) BL HOAMS, synovitis score, 0–83.2 (2.7)4.76 (2.01)1.12 (0.93)
Cartilage lesions*, mean % (range)NANA
  039.8 (17.0–59.6)
  114.0 (6.0–23.0)
  24.8 (0.0–9.0)
  320.0 (10.4–26.0)
  416.0 (9.0–29.0)
  55.4 (1.0–13.0)
Osteophytes*, mean % (range)NANA
  035.6 (24.0–43.0)
  112.8 (11.0–15.0)
  233.2 (26.0–40.0)
  315.8 (3.0–30.0)
  42.6 (0.0–5.0)
Osteophytes*, acetabular, mean % (range)NANA
  063.3 (53.3–73.3)
  110.0 (3.3–15.0)
  214.7 (3.3–23.3)
  311.0 (3.3–16.7)
  41.0 (0.0–3.3)
Labral lesions*, mean % (range)NANA
  029.9 (11.9–47.4)
  125.6 (21.4–31.0)
  224.5 (13.8–32.2)
  319.9 (5.3–33.9)
Cysts*, mean % (range)NANA
  095.6 (79.2–100.0)
  13.6 (0.0–15.8)
  20.7 (0.0–4.2)
  30.2 (0.0–0.8)
  • * Mean % (range of %) are calculated across locations. K–L grade: Kellgren-Lawrence grade; BL: bone lesion; BML: bone marrow lesion; WOMAC: Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index; HIMRISS: Hip Inflammation MRI Scoring System; HOAMS: Hip Osteoarthritis MRI Scoring System; MRI: magnetic resonance imaging.