Comparison of the numbers and angles of fingertips and palmar lines in the control group and patients with multiple sclerosis.
| Variable | Patient group (n=61) | Control group (n=62) | t-test | P-value | Patient group (n=61) | Control group (n=62) | t-test | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand mean±SD | Right hand mean±SD | Left hand mean±SD | Left hand mean±SD | |||||
| Thumb | 19.22±3.43 | 14.58±4.73 | 6.246 | 0.000 | 17.98±5.31 | 14.16±4.43 | 4.328 | 0.000 |
| Index finger | 14.95±7.75 | 12.41±5.97 | 2.026 | 0.045 | 14.52±7.44 | 11.74±5.81 | 2.307 | 0.023 |
| Middle finger | 16.29±6.76 | 12.08±6.15 | 3.611 | 0.000 | 15.40±6.87 | 11.54±6.15 | 3.280 | 0.001 |
| Ring finger | 17.88±4.45 | 13.03±5.42 | 5.426 | 0.000 | 17.78±4.58 | 12.79±5.85 | 5.276 | 0.000 |
| Little finger | 16.01±3.89 | 12.85±4.49 | 4.171 | 0.000 | 16.78±2.79 | 13.11±4.12 | 5.795 | 0.000 |
| Total ridge count | 84.57±18.78 | 64.27±0.23 | 5.461 | 0.000 | 82.24±18.58 | 63.32±21.39 | 5.240 | 0.000 |
| atd angle (degrees) | 39.61±4.07 | 42.34±4.76 | -3.421 | 0.001 | 41.47±4.31 | 41.23±4.93 | 0.288 | 0.774 |
| dat angle (degrees) | 63.53±4.26 | 59.21±5.76 | 4.728 | 0.000 | 63.56±4.64 | 59.33±6.28 | 4.248 | 0.000 |
| adt angle (degrees) | 77.32±4.63 | 78.09±4.82 | -0.893 | 0.374 | 75.53±4.74 | 79.02±5.36 | -3.823 | 0.000 |
| a-b ridge count | 43.52±3.52 | 35.15±6.50 | 8.896 | 0.000 | 43.18±3.74 | 35.65±6.09 | 8.271 | 0.000 |