Research Article
Thermography Improves Clinical Assessment in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis Treated with Ozone Therapy
Table 1
The comparison of the results of the analyzed parameters before and after a series of ozonotherapy treatments.
| The parameter under analysis | Baseline examination
| After ozonotherapy
| Statistical significance | Mean value | Min–max | Mean value | Min–max | |
| Temperature (°C) | | 23.2–27.4 | | 25.4–29.8 | 0.0042 | Skin score (points) | | 33–48 | | 19–38 | 0.0040 | The angle of proximal interphalangeal joints (degrees) | | 75–170 | | 100–180 | 0.0002 | Systolic pressure (mmHg) | | 125–210 | | 100–155 | 0.0050 | Diastolic pressure (mmHg) | | 80–115 | | 70–110 | 0.0050 |
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