Table 3.
Subjective outcome | 1 (n = 3) | 2 (n = 3) | 3 (n = 6) | 4 (n = 6) | p |
pre-MPP (kPa) | 175.7 (132.0 ~ 219.4) | 190.9 (-30.4 ~ 412.2) | 215.5 (167.8 ~ 263.2) | 278.5 (278.4 ~ 444.5) | 0.621 |
post-MPP | 208.2 (120.8 ~ 295.6) | 176.0 (-5.9 ~ 357.8) | 181.4 (144.2 ~ 218.6) | 223.7 (107.7 ~ 339.7) | 0.683 |
MPP-change | 32.5 (-11.9 ~ 96.9) | -14.9 (-60.0 ~ 30.2) | -34.1 (-46.2 ~ -22.0) | -54.8 (-132.1 ~ 22.6) | 0.033 |
pre-PTI (kPa·s) | 26.0 (17.4 ~ 34.6) | 37.7 (-5.6 ~ 81.0) | 30.7 (24.1 ~ 37.4) | 41.9 (17.5 ~ 66.3) | 0.730 |
post-PTI | 2.80 (18.4 ~ 37.6) | 35.9 (-7.8 ~ 79.7) | 27.4 (21.3 ~ 33.6) | 36.3 (11.4 ~ 61.1) | 0.981 |
PTI-change | 2.1 (-0.9 ~ 5.0) | -1.8 (-3.1 ~ -0.4) | -3.3 (-6.0 ~ -0.6) | -5.7 (-10.9 ~ -4.4) | 0.034 |
DS of MPP (mm) | 5.8 (4.0 ~ 6.0) | 2.9 (0 ~ 8.8) | 2.7 (1.5 ~ 4.0) | 3.0 (1.2 ~ 5.0) | 0.086 |
pre, pre-treatment; post, post-treatment; change, post-treatment value – pre-treatment value; DS, distance of shifting; CI, confidence interval. Subjective outcome rating: 1, worse; 2, no change; 3, improvement <50%; 4, improvement >50%.