. 2022 Apr 7;2022:9185384. doi: 10.1155/2022/9185384

Table 3.

Comparison of pain status between the two groups (x̅±s).

Group (n)	Lower limb pain score (score)		Waist pain score (score)		5-HT level (μmol/L)		PEG₂ level (μg/L)
Group (n)	Before therapy	After treatment	Before therapy	After treatment	Before therapy	After treatment	Before therapy	After treatment
Control group (n = 63)	6.59 ± 0.93	2.37 ± 0.33^a	6.50 ± 0.39	2.61 ± 0.42^a	1.00 ± 0.16	0.51 ± 0.11^a	35.41 ± 6.03	25.77 ± 3.81^a
Observation group (n = 63)	6.60 ± 0.90	1.70 ± 0.31^a	6.47 ± 0.45	1.96 ± 0.31^a	0.99 ± 0.18	0.31 ± 0.06^a	35.45 ± 6.01	18.91 ± 3.30^a
t	0.061	11.745	0.400	9.883	0.330	12.669	0.037	10.803
P	0.951	<0.001	0.690	<0.001	0.742	<0.001	0.970	<0.001

^aCompared with the same group before treatment, P < 0.05.