Table 6.

Effect of using petrolatum before and after treatment (n=25)

5-D variables	Before treatment	After treatment	P-value
Average duration (hours/day)	2.16±0.68	2.04±0.78	0.26
Average degree	4.72±0.54	4.24±1.09	0.01
Average direction	4.00±0.00	3.72±0.93	0.14
Average disability
Sleep	2.04±0.84	1.80±0.91	0.05
Social	2.36±1.25	2.24±1.26	0.08
Housework	1.00±0.91	0.96±0.88	0.32
Work	0.52±0.91	0.48±0.87	0.32
Mean average disability	1.47±1.14	1.36±1.21	0.74
Average distribution	2.19±1.93	2.11±2.40	0.90
Average total 5-D IS score	14.54±2.09	13.47±3.73	0.22