Table 5.
Evaluation | Group | N | Average ± SD | CI 95% for the average | % change | P* |
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Before treatment | 10 mg | 35 | 866 ± 578 | 499–1090 | – | 0.006 |
5 mg | 35 | 542 ± 362 | 396–1143 | – | ||
9 months’ treatment | 10 mg | 35 | 533 ± 570 | 347–640 | 38.5% ↓ | 0.117 |
5 mg | 31 | 361 ± 175 | 289–570 | 33.4% ↓ | ||
Follow-up at 9 months | 10 mg | 29 | 514 ± 369 | 328–779 | 40.6% ↓ | 0.873 |
5 mg | 16 | 533 ± 452 | 237–805 | 1.7% ↓ | ||
Follow-up at 18 months | 10 mg | 12 | 892 ± 412 | 582–1203 | 3.0% ↑ | 0.400 |
5 mg | 9 | 715 ± 433 | 373–1154 | 31.9 ↑ |
Note: *t-test.
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; SD, standard deviation.