Table 2.
Average scores of lower leg circumferences by groups.
| Variable | Group | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet almond | Grape seed | Control | ||||||
| Mean ± SD | n | Mean ± SD | n | Mean ± SD | n | |||
| The amount of edema before intervention | Right foot | Ankle | 23.1 ± 2.5 | 30 | 23.1 ± 1.9 | 30 | 23 ± 1.6 | 30 |
| Instep | 23.6 ± 1.7 | 30 | 23.6 ± 1.3 | 30 | 23.4 ± 1.1 | 30 | ||
| MPJ | 23.0 ± 1.3 | 30 | 23.0 ± 1.3 | 30 | 22.7 ± 1.2 | 30 | ||
| Left foot | Ankle | 23.2 ± 2.5 | 30 | 23.1 ± 2.0 | 30 | 22.9 ± 1.6 | 30 | |
| Instep | 23.6 ± 1.7 | 30 | 23.4 ± 1.4 | 30 | 23.2 ± 1.2 | 30 | ||
| MPJ | 23.0 ± 1.3 | 30 | 22.8 ± 1.2 | 30 | 22.5 ± 1.0 | 30 | ||
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| The amount of edema on day 5 after intervention | Right foot | Ankle | 22.5 ± 2.4 | 30 | 23.5 ± 2.0 | 30 | 22.1 ± 1.5 | 30 |
| Instep | 23.1 ± 1.7 | 30 | 23.9 ± 1.5 | 30 | 23.0 ± 1.1 | 30 | ||
| MPJ | 22.5 ± 1.3 | 30 | 23.2 ± 1.4 | 30 | 22.2 ± 1.1 | 30 | ||
| Left foot | Ankle | 22.5 ± 2.5 | 30 | 23.5 ± 2.0 | 30 | 22.1 ± 1.6 | 30 | |
| Instep | 23.0 ± 1.6 | 30 | 23.7 ± 1.5 | 30 | 22.9 ± 1.1 | 30 | ||
| MPJ | 22.5 ± 1.3 | 30 | 23.1 ± 1.2 | 30 | 22.1 ± 1.0 | 30 | ||
MPJ: metatarsal-phalanges joint.