Table 3 Foot length development (mm) in children with clubfeet* with and without relapse
Age (years) | Relapse | No relapse | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | mean (SD) | n | mean (SD) | ||
2 | 17 | 133 (7) | 44 | 134 (8) | 0.519 |
2.5 | 21 | 139 (9) | 46 | 142 (8) | 0.254 |
3 | 22 | 143 (10) | 48 | 148 (8) | 0.051 |
3.5 | 18 | 148 (11) | 44 | 154 (8) | 0.033 |
4 | 22 | 154 (10) | 49 | 158 (9) | 0.065 |
4.5 | 23 | 157 (10) | 47 | 162 (9) | 0.032 |
5 | 23 | 162 (9) | 46 | 167 (9) | 0.024 |
5.5 | 20 | 165 (9) | 37 | 171 (9) | 0.05 |
6 | 21 | 171 (9) | 43 | 175 (10) | 0.074 |
6.5 | 20 | 177 (9) | 39 | 180 (9) | 0.314 |
7 | 20 | 181(12) | 40 | 184 (12) | 0.354 |
n, number of measurements; SD, standard deviation, P values after Student’s t test. Significance set up to P < 0.005 after Bonferroni correction. * unilateral and bilateral (one randomly selected foot from each child was included) | |||||