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. 2022 Mar 19;26(6):479–487. doi: 10.1007/s10151-022-02608-x

Table 3.

Mean PSS score values at baseline and post-baseline

n Baseline Post-baseline Difference p value paired t test
95% CI SD 95% CI SD 95% CI SD
Mean ( ) Mean ( ) Mean ( )
Baseline vs. post 1 month
 Total score 95 8.59 7.43 9.76 5.71 1.33 0.83 1.82 2.43 − 7.27 − 8.36 − 6.18 5.36 < 0.0001
 Itching 95 1.32 0.90 1.74 2.05 0.37 0.17 0.57 0.99 − 0.95 − 1.35 − 0.56 1.93 < 0.0001
 Pain 96 1.78 1.34 2.22 2.17 0.23 0.04 0.42 0.96 − 1.55 − 1.97 − 1.13 2.09 < 0.0001
 Bleeding 96 3.31 2.71 3.92 2.98 0.35 0.12 0.59 1.16 − 2.96 − 3.54 − 2.38 2.86 < 0.0001
 Oozing 96 2.14 1.62 2.65 2.56 0.36 0.13 0.60 1.18 − 1.77 − 2.26 − 1.28 2.43 < 0.0001
Baseline vs. post 6 months
 Total score 93 8.35 7.20 9.49 5.56 1.44 0.48 2.40 4.65 − 6.91 − 8.30 − 5.51 6.77 < 0.0001
 Itching 93 1.37 0.94 1.80 2.08 0.37 0.09 0.64 1.33 − 1.01 − 1.46 − 0.55 2.21 < 0.0001
 Pain 93 1.71 1.29 2.13 2.06 0.19 − 0.04 0.43 1.13 − 1.52 − 1.96 − 1.07 2.17 < 0.0001
 Bleeding 93 3.19 2.59 3.80 2.95 0.42 0.14 0.70 1.37 − 2.77 − 3.41 − 2.14 3.08 < 0.0001
 Oozing 93 2.08 1.55 2.60 2.57 0.46 0.16 0.76 1.46 − 1.61 − 2.21 − 1.02 2.88 < 0.0001
Baseline vs. post 12 months
 Total score 84 8.03 6.84 9.22 5.50 1.83 1.12 2.54 3.27 − 6.20 − 7.48 − 4.91 5.90 < 0.0001
 Itching 84 1.38 0.92 1.83 2.12 0.52 0.23 0.82 1.37 − 0.85 − 1.31 − 0.39 2.12 0.0004
 Pain 84 1.49 1.10 1.88 1.80 0.29 0.10 0.47 0.84 − 1.20 − 1.60 − 0.80 1.85 < 0.0001
 Bleeding 84 3.08 2.44 3.72 2.95 0.62 0.28 0.96 1.57 − 2.46 − 3.10 − 1.83 2.91 < 0.0001
 Oozing 84 2.08 1.52 2.65 2.62 0.40 0.14 0.67 1.23 − 1.68 − 2.31 − 1.05 2.90 < 0.0001
Baseline vs. post 24 months
 Total score 73 7.95 6.72 9.18 5.27 1.84 1.18 2.49 2.80 − 6.12 − 7.28 − 4.96 4.97 < 0.0001
 Itching 73 1.38 0.89 1.87 2.10 0.25 0.11 0.38 0.57 − 1.13 − 1.62 − 0.64 2.09 < 0.0001
 Pain 73 1.53 1.10 1.97 1.86 0.21 0.03 0.38 0.74 − 1.33 − 1.78 − 0.88 1.92 < 0.0001
 Bleeding 73 3.08 2.37 3.80 3.07 0.88 0.47 1.28 1.75 − 2.21 − 2.90 − 1.51 2.97 < 0.0001
 Oozing 73 1.96 1.36 2.56 2.58 0.51 0.16 0.85 1.47 − 1.45 − 1.99 − 0.91 2.32 < 0.0001

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