The fingertips, palm ridge count, and palmar angles of males in patients with multiple sclerosis and the control group.
| Variable | Patient group (n=20) | Control group (n=27) | Mann Whitney U (Z-) | P-value | Patient group (n=20) | Control group (n=27) | Mann Whitney U (Z-) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand mean±SD | Right hand mean±SD | Left hand mean±SD | Left hand mean±SD | |||||
| Thumb | 19.05±3.97 | 15.37±4.93 | 2.828 | 0.007 | 17.00±6.77 | 15.14±3.39 | 1.123 | 0.272 |
| Index finger | 14.30±9.25 | 12.03±5.68 | 0.967 | 0.341 | 13.40±8.43 | 12.77±4.45 | 0.300 | 0.766 |
| Middle finger | 15.70±9.09 | 11.59±5.47 | 1.794 | 0.083 | 15.95±6.46 | 12.37±5.11 | 2.048 | 0.048 |
| Ring finger | 17.80±6.70 | 12.18±5.26 | 3.101 | 0.004 | 17.75±5.13 | 11.92±5.89 | 3.606 | 0.001 |
| Little finger | 16.80±2.60 | 13.07±3.64 | 4.083 | 0.000 | 16.85±2.77 | 12.92±3.97 | 3.985 | 0.000 |
| Total ridge count | 83.60±23.22 | 63.88±18.70 | 3.119 | 0.004 | 80.40±22.72 | 65.11±19.03 | 2.441 | 0.020 |
| atd angle (degrees) | 40.40±4.70 | 41.46±4.61 | -0.771 | 0.445 | 40.75±5.59 | 40.10±5.06 | 0.409 | 0.685 |
| dat angle (degrees) | 62.97±5.03 | 58.98±4.57 | 2.786 | 0.008 | 63.43±5.80 | 59.97±5.64 | 2.045 | 0.047 |
| adt angle (degrees) | 77.08±3.94 | 79.31±4.02 | -1.898 | 0.065 | 76.75±4.70 | 79.27±4.07 | -1.915 | 0.063 |
| a-b ridge count | 44.70±3.14 | 33.30±4.79 | 9.827 | 0.000 | 42.40±4.71 | 33.93±4.93 | 5.973 | 0.000 |