Table 6 Association between clinical-laboratory variables and PD findings

Disease activity

0 (p < 0.001)

1 (p = 0.978)

0 (p = 1)

0 (p = 1)

3 (p < 0.001)

Muscle enzymes elevation

0 (p < 0.001)

1 (p = 0.540)

0 (p = 1)

0 (p = 1)

3 (p < 0.001)

Altered NC

1 (p = 0.919)

1 (p = 0.382)

0 (p = 1)

0 (p = 1)

2 (p = 0.480)

DAS

2 (p = 0.049)

4 (p = 0.303)

0 (p = 1)

0 (p = 1)

3 (p = 0.026)

MMT

2 (-)

4 (p = 0.501)

0 (p = 1)

0 (p = 1)

3 (p = 0.013)

CMAS

2 (p = 0.422)

4 (p = 0.539)

0 (p = 1)

0 (p = 1)

3 (p = 0.004)

Physician´s VAS

2 (p = 0.131)

4 (p = 0.693)

0 (p = 1)

0 (p = 1)

3 (p = 0.033)

Patients and parent´s VAS

2 (p = 0.045)

4 (p = 0.699)

0 (p = 1)

0 (p = 1)

3 (p = 0.233)