Table 3.
The comparison of changes in pain scores (LPS) between the study and control group.
| Variable | Measurement | Study Group (n = 30) | Control Group (n = 30) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Me | Min | Max | Q1 | Q3 | SD | Me | Min | Max | Q1 | Q3 | SD | ||||
| LPS (pts) | M1 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 2.1 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 2.0 |
| M2 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | |
| M3 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 2.1 | |
| M4 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2.6 | |
| p-value * | <0.01 | <0.01 | |||||||||||||
| p-value ** | M1 vs. M2: p < 0.001 M1 vs. M3: p < 0.001 M1 vs. M4: p < 0.001 M2 vs. M3: p = 1.00 M2 vs. M4: p = 1.00 M3 vs. M4: p = 1.00 |
M1 vs. M2: p = 0.002 M1 vs. M3: p < 0.001 M1 vs. M4: p < 0.001 M2 vs. M3: p = 1.00 M2 vs. M4: p = 1.00 M3 vs. M4: p = 1.00 |
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Abbreviations: n, number of individuals; , mean; Me, median; Min, minimum value; Max, maximum value; Q1, lower quartile; Q3, upper quartile; SD, standard deviation; M1, before treatment; M2, after treatment; M3, 1 month after study completion; M4, 3 months after study completion; LPS, Laitinen Pain Scale. Note: * Friedman’s ANOVA (main effect); ** Dunn’s test (multiple comparisons).