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Table 7 Subgroup analysis of nailfold videocapillaroscopy results between Cancer and Non-Cancer TIF-positive dermatomyositis

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

Nailfold

videocapillaroscopy

scores

Associated cancer

 + TIF-gamma

dermatomyositis

patients

(N = 5)

Non-cancer

TIF-gamma

dermatomyositis

patients

(N = 14)

Adj.

Difference

(95% CI)

P-value

Capillaroscopy density

2.1 (0.0, 2.1)

2.2 (1.8, 2.3)

-0.5 (-1.6, 0.6)

0.34

Giant capillaries

0.1 (0.0, 0.4)

0.5 (0.1, 1.2)

-0.3 (-1.1, 0.5)

0.42

Micro hemorrhages

0.8 (0.5, 1.3)

0.5 (0.3, 1.0)

0.1 (-0.8, 0.9)

0.84

Dilated capillaries

0.4 (0.3, 2.0)

1.3 (0.3, 2.1)

-0.2 (-1.4, 1.0)

0.71

Capillaries ramifications

1.4 (0.9, 1.5)

0.9 (0.0, 1.1)

0.3 (-0.5, 1.1)

0.48

Capillaries disorganization

0.4 (0.0, 0.5)

1.0 (0.3, 1.9)

-0.6 (-1.7, 0.5)

0.24

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