Table 5.

Comparison of BCTQ scores

Parameter	3 Months after surgery	Final follow-up	Source	P-value
SSS			G	0.644
Bleeding tendency	1.18 ± 0.40	1.18 ± 0.40	T	0.414
No bleeding tendency	1.45 ± 1.02	1.18 ± 0.41	G × T	0.414
FSS			G	0.383
Bleeding tendency	1.04 ± 0.10	1.00 ± 0.00	T	0.323
No bleeding tendency	1.36 ± 0.92	1.29 ± 0.74	G × T	0.801
Total			G	0.475
Bleeding tendency	1.11 ± 0.20	1.09 ± 0.20	T	0.371
No bleeding tendency	1.40 ± 0.93	1.23 ± 0.56	G × T	0.485

Values are presented as mean±SD.

BCTQ, Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire; SSS, symptom severity scale; FSS, functional status scale; G, bleeding tendency vs. no bleeding tendency; T, 3 months vs. final follow-up; G×T, interaction for G and T.

P-value by repeated-measures analysis of variance.