Table 1.

Comparison of PLI, SBI, PD, and AI between the two groups before treatment, 1 month, and 3 months after treatment.

Groups	Timing	PLI	SBI	PD	AI
Control group	Before treatment	1.35 ± 0.51	4.29 ± 1.15	7.31 ± 0.65	7.41 ± 0.95
	One month after treatment	0.83 ± 0.34	2.69 ± 1.30	6.11 ± 0.73	6.36 ± 0.91
	Three months after treatment	1.54 ± 0.48	2.72 ± 1.29	0.45 ± 0.79	5.45 ± 0.85
F		6.214	4.251	6.258	7.115
P		0.01	0.001	0.001	0.001
Experimental group	Before treatment	1.35 ± 0.53	4.32 ± 1.16	7.29 ± 0.65	7.43 ± 0.90
	One month after treatment	0.74 ± 0.39	1.95 ± 0.91	5.50 ± 0.64	5.83 ± 0.88
	Three months after treatment	1.12 ± 0.36	2.35 ± 1.36	4.31 ± 0.68	4.75 ± 0.90
F		16.587	12.258	10.987	13.687
P		≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001	≤0.001