Table 4.
Survey question | Statistic or category | % of Participants (n = 326) |
---|---|---|
Hard bump (knot) on the palm or at the base of fingers | In one hand | 46 |
In both hands | 23 | |
Dimpling (pit) on the skin of palm | In one hand | 30 |
In both hands | 21 | |
Ropelike growth (cord) in the palm of hand | In one hand | 23 |
In both hands | 14 | |
One or more finger(s) bent toward palm | In one hand | 20 |
In both hands | 19 | |
Able to flatten palm on an even surface | Can flatten both palms | 74 |
Can flatten palm of one hand only | 20 | |
Cannot flatten either palm | 7 | |
Hand symptom noticed first | A hard bump (knot) | 61 |
A hard, ropelike growth (cord) | 12 | |
One or more finger(s) bent toward palm | 11 | |
Dimpling (pit) | 9 | |
Other | 6 |
Percents are weighted averages of the stratum-specific estimates