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Table 2 Prevalences and means of outcomes among groups

From: Ultrasonographic and resistance index evaluation of nails in psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis, and control groups: a cross-sectional study

 

PsA

(n = 123)

PsO

(n = 139)

Controls

(n = 138)

p * value

Trilaminar Structure (Wortsman’s Classification) – n(%)

 0

91 (74.0)

107 (77.0)

137 (99.3)**

< 0.001

 I

4 (3.3)

9 (6.5)**

1 (0.7)

 

 II

15 (12.2)**

5 (3.6)

0 (0.0)

 

 III

9 (7.3)**

7 (5.0)

0 (0.0)

 

 IV

4 (3.3)

11 (7.9)**

0 (0.0)

 

Degree of PD Nail Matrix and Bed Together– n(%)

 0

19 (17.8)

7 (6.5)

10 (9.4)

p = 0.133

 1

77 (72.0)

91 (85.0)

84 (79.2)

 

 2

7 (6.5)

8 (7.5)

8 (7.5)

 

 3

4 (3.7)

1 (0.9)

4 (3.8)

 

NPT – mean ± SD

0.73 ± 0.14a

0.72 ± 0.15a

0.67 ± 0.10b

=0.001

NBT – mean ± SD

1.88 ± 0.34

1.97 ± 0.38

1.90 ± 0.31

=0.085

NMT – mean ± SD

2.00 ± 0.32

2.07 ± 0.37

1.97 ± 0.36

=0.068

NMRI – mean ± SD

(n = 84)

0.49 ± 0.06

(n = 95)

0.50 ± 0.07

(n = 91)

0.49 ± 0.06

=0.415

NBRI – mean ± SD

(n = 46)

0.51 ± 0.07

(n = 83)

0.53 ± 0.07

(n = 79)

0.52 ± 0.06

=0.115

  1. Legend: n absolute frequency of patients, SD standard deviation, PsO psoriasis, PsA psoriatic arthritis, NPT nail plate thickness, NBT nail bed thickness, NMT nail matrix thickness, NMRI resistance index in nail matrix, NBRI resistance index in nail bed. Chi-Square Analysis of qualitative variables. One-Way ANOVA p < 0.001,post hoc Turkey. a, b: equal letters means there is no difference between means with p > 0.05; different letters means there is a difference between means with p < 0.05. * significance fixed on p < 0,05, **with statistically significant difference