Table 4

Mean brachial and finger systolic pressure measurements (mm Hg), and ratio of finger:brachial in 18 patients with primary Raynaud's phenomenon, 14 patients with secondary Raynaud's phenomenon, and their matched control subjects. Local finger temperature was 32°C. Values are mean (SD)

Primary Controls Secondary Controls
Brachial systolic119 (10.7)112 (12.2)111 (11.5)116 (12.1)
Range98–13095–13598–130100–130
Finger systolic93 (18.8)4-150 108 (15.5)84 (18.9)4-165 112 (13.8)
Range62–12582–14161–11188–132
Ratio0.78 (0.16)4-160 0.96 (0.07)0.76 (0.15)4-165 0.97 (0.06)
Range0.54–1.050.87–1.10.47–0.940.84–1.1
  • Compared with controls:

  • 4-150 p=0.02;

  • 4-160 p=0.001;

  • 4-165 p<0.0001.