Table 2.

Comparison of the Two Groups in Terms of change in VAS over time (n = 118).

VAS	Group				P value for comparison of the two groups at each of the time points (t-test)
	PRP		Steroid
	Mean (SD)	Median (IQR)	Mean (SD)	Median (IQR)
Pre-Injection	9.40 (0.72)	10.00 (1.00)	9.38 (0.74)	10.00 (1.00)	0.922
2 Weeks	6.71 (0.99)	6.50 (1.00)	7.30 (1.09)	7.00 (2.00)	0.003
4 Weeks	3.98 (1.03)	4.00 (1.00)	4.93 (1.07)	5.00 (2.00)	<0.001
12 Weeks	1.45 (0.75)	1.00 (1.00)	2.72 (0.98)	3.00 (1.00)	<0.001
24 Weeks	0.52 (0.60)	0.00 (1.00)	1.92 (1.03)	2.00 (1.00)	<0.001
P Value for change in VAS over time within each group (Repeated Measures ANOVA)	<0.001		<0.001
Overall P Value for comparison of change in VAS over time between the two groups (Generalized Estimating Equations Method)	<0.001