| Average area (cm2) |
| |
n |
Start |
4 weeks |
8 weeks |
12 weeks |
| Single treatment |
11 |
1.85±1.22 |
1.44±1.15 |
1.08±0.95 |
0.89±1.24 |
| p-value (within group)* |
|
－ |
0.1581 |
0.126 |
0.0966 |
| Combined treatment |
17 |
2.63±2.78 |
2.06±2.54 |
1.56±2.25 |
0.95±1.54 |
| p-value (within group)* |
|
－ |
0.0387 |
0.0078 |
0.0009 |
| p-value (between groups)** |
|
0.7419 |
0.7598 |
0.9064 |
1 |
| Reduction rate (%) |
| Single treatment |
|
|
-20.84±29.56 |
-35.88±40.64 |
-46.64±55.84 |
| Combined treatment |
|
|
-15.83±41.91 |
-45.79±37.25 |
-61.12±48.57 |
| p-value (between groups)** |
|
|
0.8323 |
0.4659 |
0.6592 |
*Comparison wihin each group using the Bonferroni multiple procedure.
**Comparison between groups using Wilcoxon’s exact test. |
|
