Table 5.
Changes of optical density differences in particular groups—results after 2 year (baseline vs. follow-up 2).
Optical density difference | Group | p* | |||||||
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I | II | III | |||||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | I vs. II | I vs. III | II vs. III | |
Decrease | 32 | 18.0 | 78 | 38.0 | 74 | 45.4 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | NS (0.19) |
No change | 9 | 5.1 | 15 | 7.3 | 16 | 9.8 | 0.48 | NS (0.14) | NS (0.50) |
Increase | 137 | 77.0 | 112 | 54.6 | 73 | 44.8 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | NS (0.08) |
*p < 0.05 significant.