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Table 2 Association between foot and ankle tophus presence and muscle forcea

From: Clinically-evident tophi are associated with reduced muscle force in the foot and ankle in people with gout: a cross-sectional study

 

Least-squares mean (SD)

Diff.

95% CI for Diff.

P

Foot/ankle tophus absent

Foot/ankle tophus present

Lower

Upper

Plantarflexion force, N

99.9 (31.5)

75.4 (31.0)

24.5

11.5

37.4

<0.001

Dorsiflexion force, N

74.2 (28.9)

55.7 (18.3)

18.5

6.6

30.3

0.003

Inversion force, N

58.2 (20.2)

45.5 (19.6)

12.6

4.4

20.9

0.003

Eversion force, N

56.2 (19.3)

43.4 (18.8)

12.9

5.0

20.8

0.001

  1. aResults are presented adjusted for gout disease duration, age and foot pain VAS. Bolded P values indicate significant difference between groups at Bonferroni-adjusted significance level of P < 0.0125. Diff. difference in least-squares mean between the two groups, CI confidence interval