Table 4.

Intra-group comparison of the monofilament test results for the dominant and non-dominant hands of the control and systemic sclerosis groups.

		Right hand	Left hand	p
	Thumb	0.05 (0.05 – 0.05)	0.05 (0.05 – 0.05)	0.317
	Index	0.05 (0.05 – 0.05)	0.05 (0.05 – 0.05)	0.317
CG	Middle	0.05 (0.05 – 0.05)	0.05 (0.05 – 0.05)	0.157
	Ring	0.05 (0.05 – 0.05)	0.05 (0.05 – 0.05)	0.157
	Little	0.05 (0.05 – 0.05)	0.05 (0.05 – 0.05)	0.157
	Dorsum	0.2 (0.05 – 2.0)	0.2 (0.5 – 2.0)	0.336
	Thumb	2 (0.2 – 2.0)	0.2 (0.05 – 2.0)	0.011*
	Index	0.2 (0.2 – 2.0)	0.2 (0.05 – 2.0)	0.039*
SScG	Middle	2 (0.2 – 2.0)	0.2 (0.05 – 2.0)	0.014*
	Ring	0.2 (0.2 – 2.0)	0.2 (0.05 – 2.0)	0.017*
	Little	0.2 (0.2 – 2.0)	0.2 (0.05 – 2.0)	0.007*
	Dorsum	2 (0.2 – 2.0)	0.2 (0.2 – 2.0)	0.034*

Median (IQ 25-75%) values expressed as mg; SScG  =  systemic sclerosis group; CG  =  control group; * statistically significant difference between the right and left hand (p<0.05, Mann-Whitney U test).