Table 2.
Keloid Thickness by CDU Before and After Treatment For Each Group of the Studied Cases
Group I No. = 15 |
Group II No. = 15 |
Group III No. = 15 |
Test value | P-value | ||
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Thickness before (cm 2 ) | Median (IQR) | 0.81 (0.27 – 1.35) | 1.82 (0.8 – 6.32) | 0.36 (0.23 – 0.73) | 11.131 | 0.004 (HS) |
Range | 0.07 – 24.5 | 0.36 – 23.85 | 0.09 – 1.4 | |||
Thickness after (cm 2 ) | Median (IQR) | 0.48 (0.14 – 2.07) | 1.12 (0.36 – 5.11) | 0.32 (0.17 – 0.59) | 6.162 | 0.046 (S) |
Range | 0.06 – 8 | 0.12 – 15.6 | 0.01 – 1.04 | |||
Difference | Mean ± SD | −1.55 ± 5.22 | −1.24 ± 2.13 | −0.12 ± 0.15 | 11.599 | 0.003 (HS) |
Range | −19.6 – 1.41 | −8.25 – 0 | −0.41 – 0.06 | |||
Willcoxon Rank test | −2.480 | −3.296 | −2.513 | |||
P | 0.013 (S) | 0.001 (HS) | 0.012 (S) |
CDU= Color Doppler Ultrasound; No = number; IQR= interquartile range; S= Significant; HS= highly significant; SD= standard deviation.