Value of musculoskeletal ultrasound in assessment of rheumatoid hand function

Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Table 4 Multiple regression model for analyzing the factors influencing GAT and hand grip strength

	B	95% CI for B	p value
Dependent variable: GAT
(Constant)	40.29	27.19–53.39	< 0.001
Ulnar 4 MCPJs synovitis	26.13	− 0.17 to 52.44	0.051
Flexor tendons tenosynovitis of the ulnar 4 fingers	34.75	4.9–64.61	0.023
Dependent variable: hand grip strength
(Constant)	200.90	187.47– 214.34	< 0.001
Ulnar 4 MCPJs synovitis	− 33.69	− 60.22 to − 7.15	0.014
Flexor tendons tenosynovitis of the ulnar 4 fingers	− 31.38	− 62.26 to − 0.5	0.037
Tenosynovitis of EPL, EPB, APL and FPL	− 26.38	− 57.26 to 4.5	0.093

Bold, < 0.05
GAT grip ability test, B regression coefficient, CI confidence interval, P level of significance, APL abductor pollicis longus, EPL extensor pollicis longus, EPB extensor pollicis brevis, FPL flexor pollicis longus