Table 3.
Test of symmetry for Taneichi score (2nd follow-up)
| Subtypes at follow-up 2 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | Total | ||
| Subtypes before RT | A | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| B | 5 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| C | 4 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| E | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 32 | |
| F | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 21 | |
| G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Total | 39 | 26 | 40 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 152 | |
This Bowker test shows the distribution of subtypes of Taneichi score prior to RT and at the second follow-up examination after RT. The evaluation of the distribution of subtypes A to G shows in 31% of the study patients (n = 47) an improvement of stability over the course of time. Deterioration of stability occurs only in 4% of the patients (n = 6), while in the majority of patients who were still alive at the second follow-up examination (65%, n = 99) no change of the stability is evident
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