TABLE 3.
Outcome measures in keloids
| CHANGES IN SCAR | BASELINE t=0 FREQUENCY | PERCENT | FOLLOW UP t=2 FREQUENCY | PERCENT | PROPORTIONAL CHANGE | P-VALUE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLOR | |||||||||
| Normal | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22.2 | ▴22.2% | ||||
| Pink | 7 | 36.8 | 14 | 77.8 | ▴52.7% | ||||
| Red | 10 | 52.6 | 0 | 0 | ▾52.6% | ||||
| Very red | 2 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | ▾10.5% | ||||
| N | 19 | 18 | 0.001 | ||||||
| THICKNESS | |||||||||
| Normal | 0 | 0 | 5 | 27.8 | ▴27.8% | ||||
| 0–1 mm | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22.2 | ▴22.2% | ||||
| 1–2mm | 4 | 21.1 | 7 | 38.9 | ▴45.8% | ||||
| >2mm | 15 | 78.9 | 2 | 11.1 | ▾85.9% | ||||
| N | 19 | 18 | <0.0005 | ||||||
| ELASTICITY | |||||||||
| Normal | 1 | 5.3 | 5 | 27.8 | ▴80.9% | ||||
| Lightly resistant | 5 | 26.3 | 9 | 50.0 | ▴47.4% | ||||
| Evidently resistant | 3 | 15.8 | 3 | 16.7 | ▴5.4% | ||||
| Hard/contractured | 10 | 52.6 | 1 | 5.6 | ▾89.4% | ||||
| N | 19 | 18 | 0.006 | ||||||
P values determined by repeated measures ANOVA test