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Table 4 Specific counts of morphological findings (non-VWF vs. VWF)

From: Nailfold capillary microscopy for evaluating hand-arm vibration syndrome

Microscopic findings

Non-VWF (nā€‰=ā€‰44)

VWF (nā€‰=ā€‰18)

pvalue*

Adjustedpvalueā€ 

Ā 

Crossing 1

1.66ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.94

2.33ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.69

0.008

0.058

Crossing count

Crossing 2

1.14ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.88

2.00ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.84

0.001

0.376

Crossing 3

0.77ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.80

1.44ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.78

0.004

0.378

Ā 

Total crossing

3.57ā€‰Ā±ā€‰2.35

5.78ā€‰Ā±ā€‰2.02

0.001

0.169

Ā 

Branching 1

0.59ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.69

0.22ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.55

0.032

0.280

Branching count

Branching 2

0.23ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.42

0.06ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.24

0.048

0.187

Branching 3

0.16ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.37

0.00ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.00

0.007

0.168

Ā 

Total branching

0.98ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.34

0.28ā€‰Ā±ā€‰0.75

0.012

0.162

  1. Unit: number.
  2. *t test.
  3. ā€ Adjusted for age, smoking status, and diseases using analysis of covariance.
  4. Abbreviations: Non-VWF non- vibration-induced white finger, VWF vibration-induced white finger.