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. 2021 Jan 7;17(1):121–127. doi: 10.3988/jcn.2021.17.1.121

Table 3. Hoffman reflex (H-reflex) parameters in patients with FM and healthy controls.

Variable p
Minimum H-wave latency in FCR (ms) 0.171
 Patients with FM 16.83±2.10
 Healthy controls 17.14±1.10
Minimum H-wave latency in GCS (ms) 0.555
 Patients with FM 31.24±2.70
 Healthy controls 31.02±1.20
Hmax/Mmax ratio in FCR <0.001
 Patients with FM 0.23±0.14
 Healthy controls 0.10±0.04
Hmax/Mmax ratio in GCS <0.001
 Patients with FM 0.29±0.18
 Healthy controls 0.11±0.10

Data are mean±SD values.

FCR: flexor carpi radialis, FM: fibromyalgia, GCS: gastrocnemius and soleus, Hmax/Mmax: ratio of the maximum baseline-to-peak amplitudes of H and M waves.