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Table 5 Nailfold videocapillaroscopy results

From: Microvascular abnormalities between anti-TIF1-γ-associated dermatomyositis with and without malignancy

Nailfold

videocapillaroscopy

scores

TIF-γ

DM

(N = 19)

Controls

(N = 18)

Adj.

Difference

(95% CI)

P-value

Capillaroscopy density

2.1 (1.3, 2.3)

0.3 (0.0, 1.0)

0.8 (0.0, 1.5)

0.047

Giant capillaries

0.4 (0.0, 1.0)

0.4 (0.0, 1.0)

-0.3 (-0.9, 0.3)

0.28

Micro hemorrhages

0.5 (0.3, 1.2)

0.1 (0.0, 0.4)

0.5 (-0.0, 1.0)

0.057

Dilated capillaries

1.2 (0.3, 2.1)

0.9 (0.1, 1.1)

0.4 (-0.3, 1.0)

0.25

Capillaries ramifications

1.0 (0.1, 1.4)

0.3 (0.0, 1.1)

0.2 (-0.3, 0.7)

0.50

Capillaries disorganization

0.5 (0.2, 1.7)

0.0 (0.0, 0.3)

0.3 (-0.4, 1.0)

0.36

  1. Median (Q1, Q3) scores are shown separately for each group. The adjusted difference (TIF-γ DM vs. controls) in NVC scores and corresponding 95% confidence intervals were estimated from linear regression models adjusting for age and sex