From: Nailfold capillary microscopy for evaluating hand-arm vibration syndrome
Microscopic findings | Non-VWF (nā=ā44) | VWF (nā=ā18) | pvalue* | Adjustedpvalueā | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ā | Tortuous | 2.11āĀ±ā2.13 | 1.94āĀ±ā2.34 | 0.783 | 0.464 |
Ā | Crossing | 3.61āĀ±ā3.03 | 5.89āĀ±ā3.79 | 0.015 | 0.915 |
Ā | Bushy | 0.14āĀ±ā0.90 | 0.00āĀ±ā0.00 | 0.527 | - |
Ā | Meandering | 0.27āĀ±ā1.09 | 0.11āĀ±ā0.32 | 0.539 | 0.953 |
Morphology | Branching | 1.02āĀ±ā1.49 | 0.28āĀ±ā0.75 | 0.012 | 0.142 |
Ā | Hemorrhage | 0.00āĀ±ā0.00 | 0.00āĀ±ā0.00 | - | - |
Ā | Avascular area | 0.66āĀ±ā0.96 | 0.72āĀ±ā0.89 | 0.812 | 0.562 |
Ā | Enlarged | 1.64āĀ±ā2.24 | 1.89āĀ±ā2.05 | 0.682 | 0.714 |
Ā | Giant | 0.00āĀ±ā0.00 | 0.00āĀ±ā0.00 | - | - |
Combined count | Abnormal capillary (including crossing) | 3.80āĀ±ā2.96 | 6.00āĀ±ā3.66 | 0.016 | 0.933 |
Abnormal capillary (excluding crossing) | 1.11āĀ±ā1.62 | 0.33āĀ±ā0.77 | 0.013 | 0.184 | |
Average density (capillary number/mm) | 6.70āĀ±ā0.92 | 6.69āĀ±ā1.06 | 0.970 | 0.764 |