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Table 3 Correlation coefficients between hand grip strength with patients and disease variables

From: Association of hand grip strength with disease activity, disability and quality of life in children and adolescents with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Variables

HGS (r value)

P value

Age (years)

0.461

0.001

BMI of patients (kg/m2)

0.257

0.237

Disease duration

−0.201

0.359

MS (minutes)

−0.559

0.038

JADAS – 27

−0.467

0.025

Total JAFS

−0.650

0.001

 JAFS hand score

−0.635

0.001

 JAFS without hand score

−0.608

0.002

Total PedsQL score

0.438

0.036

 Physical health

0.462

0.026

 Psycho-social health

0.363

0.088

Cumulative dose of steroids

−0.253

0.363

DMARDs duration

−0.333

0.151

ESR (mm/hr)

−0.489

0.018

  1. BMI Body mass index, MS morning stiffness, JADAS-27 juvenile arthritis disease activity score, JAFS juvenile arthritis functionality scale, PedsQL pediatric quality of life, DMARDs disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate
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Advances in Rheumatology

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