Table 4.
Mean Patient, Observer and POSAS scores for keloids and hypertrophic scars
| Patient score | Observer score | POSAS score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keloids | Hypertrophic scars | Keloids | Hypertrophic scars | Keloids | Hypertrophic scars | |
| Baseline (t = 0) | 40.73 | 43.93 | 27.03 | 26.67 | 67.77 | 70.59 |
| SD | 7.10 | 6,31 | 8.22 | 7.72 | 10.20 | 8.79 |
| 95% CI | 38.08–43.38 | 41.43–46.42 | 23.96–30,10 | 23.61–29,72 | 63.96–71.58 | 67.12–74.07 |
| 1–3 months | 29.90 | 35.14 | 21.80 | 21.57 | 51.70 | 56.71 |
| SD | 14.22 | 8.61 | 8.14 | 6.00 | 20.16 | 13.51 |
| 95% CI | 19.73–40.07 | 27.18–43.11 | 15.98–27.62 | 16.03–27.12 | 37.28–66.12 | 44.22–69.21 |
| 3–4 months | 28.57 | 21.33 | 18.00 | 22.00 | 46.57 | 43.33 |
| SD | 11.06 | 8.39 | 7.64 | 6.08 | 12.42 | 14.43 |
| 95% CI | 18.34–38.80 | 0.50–42.17 | 10.94–25.06 | 6.89–37.11 | 35.08–58.06 | 7.48–79.19 |
| 4–6 months | 28.50 | 29.00 | 20.00 | 19.80 | 48.50 | 48.80 |
| SD | 12.28 | 6.82 | 7.69 | 4.60 | 11.15 | 4.97 |
| 95% CI | 15.62–41.38 | 20.53–37.47 | 11.93–28.07 | 14.08–25.52 | 36.80–60.20 | 42.63–54.97 |
| 6–12 months | 28.80 | 34.83 | 17.40 | 14.17 | 46.20 | 49.00 |
| SD | 14,62 | 13.29 | 4.16 | 2.99 | 17.71 | 12.67 |
| 95% CI | 10.65–46.95 | 20.89–48.78 | 12.24–22.56 | 11.02–17.31 | 24.21–68.19 | 35.71–62.29 |
| >12 months | 23.67 | 28.17 | 15.33 | 18.67 | 39.00 | 46.83 |
| SD | 3.79 | 11.99 | 2.31 | 7.69 | 6.08 | 14.63 |
| 95% CI | 14.26–33.07 | 15.58–40.75 | 9.60–21.07 | 10.60–26.73 | 23.89–54.11 | 31.48–62.19 |