Table 1 intra-rater agreements according to size of biopsy forceps.

From: Impact of the biopsy forceps size on histological analysis and performances of the histological scoring systems

A. Krenn scoring system: Medians and p values

Sizes

Median

p value*

1

(N = 9)

2

(N = 18)

4

(N = 18)

1 VS 2

(N = 8)

1 VS 4

(N = 8)

2 VS 4

(N = 17)

Synovial lining layers

2.00

1.00

1.88

0.46

0.87

0.55

stroma cells density

1.00

1.00

1.00

0.34

1.00

0.75

Inflammatory infiltrate

1.00

1.38

1.00

0.15

0.79

0.23

Total Krenn

4.00

4.25

4.00

0.67

1.00

0.78

B. de Bois – Tak scoring system and CD68 scoring system: medians and p-values

Sizes

Median

p value*

1

(N = 9)

2

(N = 18)

4

(N = 18)

1 VS 2

(N = 8)

1 VS 4

(N = 8)

2 VS 4

(N = 17)

Synovial lining layers

1.50

0.97

0.76

0.59

0.45

0.61

PMN

0.00

0.00

0.00

1.00

0.36

0.18

Plasma Cells

0.50

1.00

0.88

0.16

0.67

0.36

Lymphocytes

0.00

0.88

0.50

0.13

0.27

1.00

Vessels

2.50

3.00

3.90

0.18

0.27

0.01

Total de Bois–Tak

5.50

6.25

6.00

0.24

0.67

0.83

CD68

2.00

1.50

1.50

0.26

0.92

0.01

  1. *P value significant when less than 0.05/3 = 0.017.
  2. Significant values are in bold.