Table 4.
LPS scores in both groups.
| Variable | Measure | Experimental fESWT group | Control fESWT group | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| χ̄ | Me | Min | Max | Q1 | Q3 | SD | χ̄ | Me | Min | Max | Q1 | Q3 | SD | ||
| LPS score | Before | 8.8 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 15.0 | 7.0 | 11.0 | 3.2 | 7.1 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 2.6 |
| After | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | |
| 1 month FU | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 2.1 | |
| 3 months FU | 2.8 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 2.4 | |
| P value (main effect*) | <0.001 | <0.001 | |||||||||||||
| p-value (multiple comparisons**) | Before vs after: p<0.001 Before vs 1 month: p<0.001 Before vs 3 months: p=0.001 After vs 1 month: p=1.000 After vs 3 months: p=0.193 1 month vs 3 months: p=1.000 |
Before vs after: p<0.001 Before vs 1 month: p<0.001 Before vs 3 months: p=0.016 After vs 1 month: p=1.000 After vs 3 months: p=1.000 1 month vs 3 months: p=1.000 |
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fESWT – focused extracorporeal shock wave; n – number of individuals; χ̄ – mean; Me – median; Min – minimum value; Max – maximum value; Q1 – lower quartile; Q3 – upper quartile; SD – standard deviation; FU – follow-up.
*
Friedman’s ANOVA;
**
Dunn’s test.