Table 5.
Patient satisfaction with cryotherapy or salicylic acid treatment for plantar warts at 1, 3, and 12 weeks after randomisation. (Values are numbers (percentages) of patients)
| Time and treatment | Satisfaction with treatment | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very unhappy | Unhappy | Indifferent | Happy | Very happy | |
| Week 1: | |||||
| Cryotherapy (n=101) | 6 (6) | 1 (1) | 26 (26) | 43 (43) | 25 (25) |
| Salicylic acid (n=107) | 1 (1) | 5 (5) | 32 (30) | 54 (50) | 15 (14) |
| Week 3: | |||||
| Cryotherapy (n=104) | 10 (10) | 0 (0) | 18 (17) | 48 (46) | 28 (27) |
| Salicylic acid (n=104) | 4 (4) | 8 (8) | 29 (28) | 46 (44) | 17 (16) |
| Week 12: | |||||
| Cryotherapy (n=91) | 7 (8) | 5 (5) | 23 (25) | 30 (33) | 26 (29) |
| Salicylic acid (n=98) | 10 (10) | 21 (21) | 27 (28) | 25 (26) | 15 (15) |
Percentages may not add up to 100 because of rounding.