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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arthritis Rheumatol. 2017 Jun 26;69(8):1661–1669. doi: 10.1002/art.40123

Table 2.

Subgroup analysis results for Laser Doppler Imaging (LDI) blood flow at 1-month follow-up.

Absolute LDI Blood Flow at 1-month Change in LDI Blood Flow at 1-month

Group n Between-arm difference 95%CI p-value* Between-arm difference 95%CI Interaction p-value**
All 40 -27.49 -50.20 to -4.79 0.018 -30.08 -56.19 to -3.98 0.024

Limited 25 -16.78 -48.07 to 14.51 0.293 -20.31 -50.78 to 10.16 0.191
Diffuse 15 -45.34 -75.24 to -15.44 0.003 -46.37 -94.25 to 1.52 0.058

Short duration of RP 20 -3.52 -28.15 to 21.17 0.780 -37.16 -74.74 to 0.42 0.053
Long duration of RP 20 -51.46 -87.21 to -15.71 0.005 -23.01 -59.96 to 13.95 0.222

On CCBs at baseline 29 -22.73 -51.82 to 6.36 0.126 -37.52 -71.61 to -3.42 0.031
Not on CCBs at baseline 11 -40.03 -71.40 to -8.66 0.012 -10.47 -40.15 to 19.20 0.489

Medsger Severity 1 11 -28.44 -64.73 to -7.84 0.124 -42.63 -95.53 to 10.26 0.114
Medsger Severity 2 15 -33.81 -67.90 to 0.29 0.052 -30.41 -67.43 to 6.62 0.107
Medsger Severity 3 13 -15.29 -65.60 to -35.02 0.551 -10.77 -61.21 to 39.7 0.676

Btx-A: Botulinum toxin A. CI: Confidence Interval. RP: Raynaud's Phenomenon. CCB: Calcium Channel Blocker.

*

P-values from the model compared absolute outcomes at 1-month follow-up visit between treatment arms (Btx-A - placebo).

**

Interaction p-values from the model compared changes in outcomes from baseline to 1-month follow-up visit between treatment arms (Btx-A - placebo).