The fingertips, palm ridge count, and palmar angles of females in patients with multiple sclerosis and the control group.
| Variable | Patient group (n=41) | Control group (n=35) | t-test | P-value | Patient group (n=41) | Control group (n=35) | t-test | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand mean±SD | Right hand mean±SD | Left hand mean±SD | Left hand mean±SD | |||||
| Thumb | 19.31±3.18 | 13.97±4.54 | 5.841 | 0.000 | 18.46±4.45 | 13.40±5.01 | 4.620 | 0.000 |
| Index finger | 15.26±7.01 | 12.71±6.26 | 1.677 | 0.098 | 15.07±6.96 | 10.94±6.63 | 2.644 | 0.010 |
| Middle finger | 16.58±5.39 | 12.45±6.69 | 2.926 | 0.005 | 15.14±7.13 | 10.91±6.85 | 2.633 | 0.010 |
| Ring finger | 17.92±2.89 | 13.68±5.52 | 4.085 | 0.000 | 17.80±4.36 | 13.45±5.81 | 3.637 | 0.001 |
| Little finger | 15.63±4.36 | 12.68±5.10 | 2.682 | 0.009 | 16.75±2.83 | 13.25±4.28 | 4.121 | 0.000 |
| Total ridge count | 85.04±16.50 | 64.57±25.01 | 4.135 | 0.000 | 83.14±16.44 | 61.94±23.22 | 4.520 | 0.000 |
| atd angle (degrees) | 39.23±3.73 | 43.02±4.82 | -3.789 | 0.000 | 41.83±3.56 | 42.11±4.72 | -0.287 | 0.775 |
| dat angle (degrees) | 63.81±3.87 | 59.39 ± 6.59 | 3.482 | 0.001 | 63.62±4.04 | 58.84±6.77 | 3.658 | 0.001 |
| adt angle (degrees) | 77.44±4.97 | 77.14±5.22 | 0.256 | 0.799 | 74.93±4.70 | 78.83±6.24 | -3.032 | 0.004 |
| a-b ridge count | 42.95±3.59 | 36.57±7.32 | 4.694 | 0.000 | 43.56±3.17 | 36.97±6.63 | 5.378 | 0.000 |