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. 2011 Sep 1;129(5):357–358. doi: 10.1590/S1516-31802011000500012

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.