Table III.
Patient-reported outcome scores, grip strength, and laboratory values at baseline and follow-up (ie, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, and 12 weeks).
| Baseline (n = 21) |
Four weeks (n = 21) |
P value∗ | Eight weeks (n = 19) |
P value∗ | Twelve weeks (n = 20) |
P value∗ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | ||||
| Patient-reported outcomes | |||||||
| Worst elbow pain | 72.00 (19.00) | 50.00 (29.00) | .0002 | 27 .00 (12.00) | <.0001 | 21.50 (39.25) | <.0001 |
| qDASH | 25.00 (20.46) | 20.45 (13.63) | .0198 | 9.09 (10.23) | .0004 | 6.82 (6.81) | .0002 |
| PRTEE | 29.00 (28.50) | 22 (13.50) | .0048 | 8.00 (10.00) | .0001 | 7.25 (8.38) | .0002 |
| Grip strength | 12.71 (12.26) | 16.34 (13.17) | .0025 | ||||
| Affected side | 28.00 (27.00) | - | - | - | - | 36.00 (29.00) | .0009 |
| Laboratory values | |||||||
| HbA1c | 5.30 (0.50) | - | - | - | - | 5.20 (0.40) | .8351 |
| AST | 31.00 (9.00) | - | - | - | - | 33.50 (11.50) | .2042 |
| ALT | 26.00 (18.00) | - | - | - | - | 27.00 (18.50) | .3560 |
| Creatinine | 0.80 (0.10) | - | - | - | - | 0.85 (0.10) | .1851 |
| BUN | 18.00 (6.00) | - | - | - | - | 17.00 (6.50) | .8645 |
| Hgb | 13.90 (1.60) | - | - | - | - | 13.95 (1.85) | .1355 |
| PLT | 226.00 (87.00) | - | - | - | - | 231.00 (58.00) | .6873 |
| HCT | 41.40 (4.50) | - | - | - | - | 40.75 (5.10) | .1297 |
| WBC | 5.70 (2.50) | - | - | - | - | 6.05 (1.30) | .7214 |
| Sodium | 140.00 (3.00) | - | - | - | - | 141.00 (3.00) | .0003 |
| Potassium | 4.50 (0.40) | - | - | - | - | 4.50 (0.50) | .8087 |
| Chloride | 103.00 (3.00) | - | - | - | - | 105.00 (3.50) | .0026 |
| CO2 | 28.00 (3.00) | - | - | - | - | 27.00 (3.50) | .6864 |
| CRP | 0.50 (0.20) | - | - | - | - | 0.50 (0.20) | .9999 |
IQR, interquartile range; qDASH, quick disabilities of the arm, shoulder, and hand; PRTEE, patient-rated tennis elbow evaluation; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1C; AST, aspartate transferase; ALT, alanine transaminase; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; Hgb, hemoglobin; PLT, platelets; HCT, hematocrit; WBC, white blood cells; CO2, carbon dioxide; CRP, C-reactive protein.
Bold values indicate statistical significance (P-value < .05).
∗
Wilcoxon signed-rank test.