Table 1 Analysis of sonographic and elastographic data
From: Increased stiffness of median nerve in systemic sclerosis
Group | Mean | Std. Deviation | ANOVA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Median nerve cross sectional area at psiform level | Control | 9.13 | 2.18 | F: 11.15 p = 0.001 | Control/systemic sclerosis p = 0.325 Control/CTS p = 0.001 CTS/systemic sclerosis p = 0.004 |
Systemic sclerosis | 10.27 | 3.36 | |||
CTS | 12.64 | 4.61 | |||
Elastic ratio at psiform level | Control | 1.63 | 1.15 | F: 7.09 p = 0.001 | Control/systemic sclerosis p = 0.001 Control/CTS p = 0.27 CTS/systemic sclerosis p = 0.04 |
Systemic sclerosis | 3.02 | 2.56 | |||
CTS | 2.19 | 0.93 | |||
Elastic ratio at forearm level | Control | 1.77 | 1.21 | F: 9.93 p = 0.001 | Control/systemic sclerosis p = 0.001 Control/CTS p = 0.24 CTS/systemic sclerosis p = 0.008 |
Systemic sclerosis | 3.21 | 1.81 | |||
CTS | 2.29 | 1.39 |