Table IV.
Clinicopathologic association for sclerosis. Association between degree of sclerosis and presence of patient reported symptoms of pain, itch/numbness, and tightness as well as physician assessed functional limitation were determined using Fisher’s Exact Test. Asterisks indicate statistically significant associations with a p value <0.05. Numbers are presented as frequency and proportion.
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| Patient Perceived Symptoms | Frequency | Proportion | Frequency | Proportion | Frequency | Proportion | |
| Pain | Present | 6* | 0.25* | 23* | 0.62* | 8 | 0.33 |
| Absent | 18* | 0.75* | 14 | 0.38 | 16 | 0.67 | |
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| Pruritus | Present | 13 | 0.54 | *27 | *0.73 | 14 | 0.58 |
| Absent | 11 | 0.46 | 10 | 0.27 | 10 | 0.42 | |
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| Tightness | Present | 4* | 0.17* | 20* | 0.56* | 5 | 0.22 |
| Absent | 20* | 0.83* | 16 | 0.44 | 18 | 0.78 | |
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| Physician Assessed | Frequency | Proportion | Frequency | Proportion | Frequency | Proportion | |
| Functional Limitation | Present | 6 | 0.25 | *14 | *0.38 | 4 | 0.17 |
| Absent | 18 | 0.75 | 23 | 0.62 | 20 | 0.83 | |