Table 2.
Objective and subjective outcomes between case and control groups after 6 months
| 6th month | Control A | Case B | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subjective intensity | |||
| No improvement | < 0.001*(1) | ||
| N | 22 | 7 | |
| % | 88.0% | 9.3% | |
| Partial improvement | |||
| N | 3 | 38 | |
| % | 12.0% | 50.7% | |
| Complete improvement | |||
| N | 0 | 30 | |
| % | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| Subjective frequency | |||
| Complete improvement | < 0.001*(1) | ||
| N | 0 | 30 | |
| % | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| Low frequency | |||
| N | 12 | 40 | |
| % | 48.0% | 53.3% | |
| High frequency | |||
| N | 13 | 5 | |
| % | 52.0% | 6.7% | |
| Score of questionnaire | |||
| Median (IQR) | 52 (24) | 16 (30) | < 0.001*(2) |
| Min–Max | 18–64 | 0–54 | |
| Objective intensity | |||
| Median (IQR) | 50 (25) | 20 (30) | < 0.001*(2) |
| Min–Max | 27–70 | 0–65 | |
| Objective frequency | |||
| Complete improvement | < 0.001*(3) | ||
| N | 0 | 30 | |
| % | 0.0% | 40.0% | |
| 500 | |||
| N | 6 | 21 | |
| % | 24.0% | 28.0% | |
| 1000 | |||
| N | 5 | 17 | |
| % | 20.0% | 22.7% | |
| 4000 | |||
| N | 9 | 4 | |
| % | 36.0% | 5.3% | |
| 6000 | |||
| N | 4 | 3 | |
| % | 16.0% | 4.0% | |
| 8000 | |||
| N | 1 | 0 | |
| % | 4.0% | 0.0% |
IQR interquartile range
*Statistically significant at P ≤ 0.05, (1) Chi-square test, (2) Montecarlo test, (3) Kruskal Wallis test