Table 2.
Joint mobility in diabetic patients and healthy control subjects.
| Joint mobility (degrees) | Patients with diabetes (n = 37) | Control group (n = 16) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Follow-up | Baseline | Follow-up | |
| Fifth metacarpophalangeal flexion | 82.6 (5.8)†† | 76.0 (6.4)∗∗ | 86.0 (6.5) | 85.8 (6.7) |
| Third metacarpophalangeal flexion | 86.1 (3.8)∗ | 85.2 (4.4) | 89.8 (5.8) | 88.0 (5.8) |
| Wrist flexion | 75.9 (8.1)† | 73.2 (7.4)∗ | 76.3 (8.5) | 76.5 (9.2) |
| Positive Prayer sign, n (%) | 18 (48.6)∗ | 18 (48.6)∗ | 2 (12.5) | 2 (12.5) |
Values are mean (SD), except for Prayer sign (number and percentage) ∗p < 0.05, ∗∗p < 0.01 between patients and controls at each time point (Wilcoxon test for independent samples or Chi-square test [Prayer sign comparison]). †p < 0.05, ††p < 0.001 between baseline and follow-up in patients or controls (Wilcoxon test for paired samples).