Table 2.
Summary table with statistical analyses for the hand representation for both groups and both conditions
| Location | Body part | Group | Mean distortion in % (SD) | p values (one-sample t test) | p values (independent sample t test) | Further comparisons | p values (pairwise comparisons) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Near-reaching space | Finger lengths (%) | SL |
− 21.23% (11.24) |
< 0.001 | 0.15 | Between finger and dorsum lengths | SL | 0.005 |
| Controls |
− 12.53% (14.11) |
0.02 | ||||||
| Dorsum length (%) | SL |
− 9.96% (13.1) |
0.04 | 0.96 | Controls | 0.66 | ||
| Controls |
− 9.56% (21.49) |
0.19 | ||||||
| Hand width (%) | SL |
35.09% (14.56) |
< 0.001 | 0.001 | Between hand and wrist widths | SL | 0.04 | |
| Controls |
73.55% (26.16) |
< 0.001 | ||||||
| Wrist width (%) | SL |
15.56% (24.65) |
0.08 | 0.018 | Controls | 0.02 | ||
| Controls |
54% (39.27) |
0.002 | ||||||
| Far-reaching space | Finger lengths (%) | SL |
− 17.99% (15.74) |
0.006 | 0.13 | Between finger and dorsum lengths | SL | 0.35 |
| Controls |
4.64% (21.09) |
0.5 | ||||||
| Dorsum length (%) | SL |
− 10.91% (22.09) |
0.15 | 0.93 | Controls | 0.61 | ||
| Controls |
− 9.91% (26.5) |
0.27 | ||||||
| Hand width (%) | SL |
41.93% (16.55) |
< 0.001 | 0.09 | Between hand and wrist widths | SL | 0.8 | |
| Controls |
59.81% (27.13) |
< 0.001 | ||||||
| Wrist width (%) | SL |
38.56% (42.2) |
0.02 | 0.55 | Controls | 0.41 | ||
| Controls |
49.68% (39.66) |
0.003 | ||||||
Percentage of over/underestimation (with standard deviation) is provided for all areas and groups (SL and controls) and conditions (near-reaching and far-reaching space). Significance values are included for all comparisons. A significant p value is marked in bold