Table 3

Change in questionnaire and VAS score before and after treatment

Before

After

Mean

95% CI

N

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Change

Lower

Upper

P-value


Q Score

1047

11.8

2.6

11.2

2.7

0.5

0.4

0.7

< 0.0001

VAS

988

4.8

2.8

4.1

2.7

0.7

0.6

0.9

< 0.0001


*For the VAS, Questionnaire Scores; a higher number represents more severe problems.

A positive mean P-value from paired t-test change implies an improvement or reduction in severity of problems over time.

Farndon et al. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2009 2:7   doi:10.1186/1757-1146-2-7

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