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Table 3 JDM measures sorted by cardiac abnormality

From: Cardiac findings in children with juvenile Dermatomyositis at disease presentation

  

Manual Muscle Testing (/10)a [15]

Heliotrope rash

Gottron’s sign/papules

Other skin rash

Nail fold capillaries

  

n

median

IQR

min

max

n

Abnormal

%

n

Abnormal

%

n

Abnormal

%

n

Abnormal

%

ECHO

All (n = 105)

98

8

2

0

10

105

69

65.7

104

79

76.0

98

76

77.6

97

82

84.5

Abnormal (n = 26)

26

8

3.75

0

10

26

19

73.1

26

21

80.8

25

19

76.0

24

21

87.5

Normal (n = 26)

26

8

2.5

2

10

26

18

69.2

25

18

72.0

26

21

80.8

25

23

92.0

Not done (n = 53)

46

8

1

2

10

53

32

60.4

53

40

75.5

47

36

76.6

48

38

79.2

ECG

All (n = 105)

98

8

2

0

10

105

69

65.7

104

79

76.0

98

76

77.6

97

82

84.5

Normal (n = 63)

60

8

2.25

0

10

63

45

71.4

62

49

79.0

62

51

82.3

61

55

90.2

Abnormal (n = 6)

6

8

1.5

5

10

6

4

66.7

6

6

100.0

6

5

83.3

6

5

83.3

Not done (n = 36)

32

8

1.25

2

10

36

20

55.6

36

24

66.7

30

20

66.7

30

22

73.3

  1. aAs determined by the weakest muscle group at presentation using the 10-point Kendall scale