Variablesa
|
Controls (N = 69)
|
Patients in remission (N = 91)
|
Patients with disease activity (N = 48)
|
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MHQ
|
98.9 (95.5–100)
|
92.5 (83.3–97.7)*
|
65 (54.5–82.4)*
|
DASH
|
0 (0–1)
|
0.8 (0–6.7)
|
22.5 (5.4–41.5)*
|
Grip strengthb
|
22.3 (19.1–26.5)
|
18.7 (13.7–23)*
|
10.7 (7.5–15.3)*
|
Tip pinchb
|
4.5 (3.9–5.4)
|
3.8 (3.2–4.5)*
|
3 (2.2–3.3)*
|
Key pinchb
|
7.1 (6–8)
|
6.3 (5.3–7.3)
|
4.8 (3.7–5.8)*
|
Palmar pinchb
|
6 (4.9–7)
|
5 (4–6.2)*
|
3.7 (2.5–4.6)*
|
- MHQ Michigan hand outcome questionnaire, DASH Disabilities of the arm, shoulder and hand outcome measure
- *p ≤ 0.005 vs. controls
- aData are presented as the median (Q25-Q75)
- bKg