Table 1. Associations between Dreiser index and presence of hand signs and symptoms and autoantibody profile for scleroderma.
With the symptom(mean Dreiser ± SD) | Without the symptom (mean Dreiser ± SD) | P | |
---|---|---|---|
Raynaud | 9.0 ± 8.1 | 4.3 ± 5.1 | 0.35 |
Ulcerations | 9.6 ± 8.14 | 7.3 ± 7.8 | 0.35 |
Arthralgia | 11.8 ± 7.8 | 2.1 ± 2.7 | < 0.0001 |
Arthritis | 9.9 ± 8.0 | 6.3 ± 7.6 | 0.15 |
Calcinosis | 10.5 ± 9.3 | 8.0 ± 7.5 | 0.34 |
Stiffness | 10.2 ± 7.3 | 4.3 ± 8.6 | 0.003 |
Pain in the hand | 11.5 ± 7.6 | 1.3 ± 2.1 | < 0.0001 |
SD = standard deviation.