Table 2.
The VAS scores in both groups (points).
| Variable | Measure | Experimental group (n = 20) | Control group (n = 20) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x̅ | Me | Min | Max | Q1 | Q3 | SD | x̅ | Me | Min | Max | Q1 | Q3 | SD | ||
| VAS [score] | Before | 8.10 | 8.00 | 7.00 | 10.00 | 7.50 | 9.00 | 0.9 | 8.15 | 8.00 | 7.00 | 10.00 | 7.00 | 9.00 | 1.0 |
| After | 1.65 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.9 | 5.90 | 6.00 | 4.00 | 7.00 | 5.00 | 7.00 | 1.1 | |
| 1 month FU | 1.90 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 6.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.4 | 8.25 | 8.00 | 7.00 | 10.00 | 7.50 | 9.00 | 1.0 | |
| 3 months FU | 2.10 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 7.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 1.6 | 8.20 | 8.00 | 6.00 | 10.00 | 7.50 | 9.00 | 1.1 | |
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p-value (main effect*) |
< 0.001 | < 0.001 | |||||||||||||
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p-value (main effect**) |
Before versus after: p < 0.001 Before versus 1 month: p < 0.001 Before versus 3 months: p = 0.001 After versus 1 month: p = 0.135 After versus 3 months: p = 0.025 1 month versus 3 months: p = 0.042 |
Before versus after: p < 0.001 Before versus 1 month: p = 0.163 Before versus 3 months: p = 0.577 After versus 1 month: p < 0.001 After versus 3 months: p < 0.001 1 month versus 3 months: p = 0.330 |
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Significant values are in [bold].
n number of individuals, x̅, 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.