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. 2022 Jan 11;14(1):e21127. doi: 10.7759/cureus.21127

Table 1. Comparision in values between baseline and after 12 weeks of intervention in the study by Lim et al.*.

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MCO: medium cut-off; SD: standard deviation; VAS: visual analog scale

Variables Baseline 12 weeks
MCO (n=24), mean ± SD High-flux (n=25)  P-value  MCO (n=24)  High-flux (n=25)  P-value
Severity
Morning 1.92 ± 1.06  1.40 ± 0.50  0.033  1.54 ± 0.72  1.64 ± 0.86  0.667 
Afternoon 2.00 ± 1.14  1.72 ± 0.84  0.332  1.88 ± 0.95  1.84 ± 1.07  0.904 
Distribution
Morning 1.42 ± 0.58  1.48 ± 0.71  0.736  1.29 ± 0.46  1.64 ± 0.64  0.034 
Afternoon 1.46 ± 0.59  1.56 ± 0.96  0.659  1.38 ± 0.65  1.56 ± 0.71  0.347 
Sleep disturbance
Frequency of waking from sleep 0.83 ± 1.05  0.68 ± 1.28  0.650  0.75 ± 0.85  1.32 ± 1.60  0.126 
Frequency of scratching during sleep 0.38 ± 0.92  0.24 ± 0.72  0.571  0.25 ± 0.53  1.00 ± 1.47  0.023 
Total score by measuring system 8.58 ± 7.74  7.20 ± 7.58  0.530  6.92 ± 5.98  9.92 ± 8.23  0.152 
VAS scoring system
Morning 2.58 ± 2.24  2.14 ± 2.28  0.496  2.50 ± 1.93  3.34 ± 2.82  0.232 
Afternoon 3.04 ± 2.57  2.74 ± 2.53  0.680  3.46 ± 2.32  4.24 ± 3.18  0.333 
Average 2.81 ± 2.19  2.44 ± 2.31  0.565  2.98 ± 1.98  3.79 ± 2.91  0.262