Table 4 Post hoc results of comparison between the different treatment protocols (A-B, A-C, A-D, B-C, B-D, and C-D) on right leg circumference as a secondary outcome
Protocol | Foot | p value (95% CI) | Ankle | p value (95% CI) | Calf | p value (95% CI) | Distal thigh | p value (95% CI) | Proximal thigh | p value (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A-B | 0.12(0.41) | 0.083 (-0.01~0.26) | 0.40(1.67) | 0.022 (-0.14 ~ 0.94) | 0.19(0.37) | 0.002 (0.08 ~ 0.31) | 0.26(0.61) | 0.013 (0.06 ~ 0.46) | 0.30(0.50) | 0.001 (0.14 ~ 0.46) |
A-C | -0.05(0.41) | 0.289 (-0.18~0.08) | -0.10(0.51) | 0.242 (-0.26 ~ 0.07) | 0.01(0.40) | 0.915 (-0.12 ~ 0.14) | -0.04(0.57) | 0.488 (-0.23 ~ 0.14) | -0.04(0.59) | 0.516 (-0.23 ~ 0.15) |
A-D | 0.26(1.66) | 0.651 (-0.28~0.80) | -0.05(0.52) | 0.300 (-0.22 ~ 0.11) | -0.03(0.33) | 0.618 (-0.13 ~ 0.08) | -0.15(0.76) | 0.123 (-0.40 ~ 0.10) | -0.04(0.94) | 0.944 (-0.34 ~ 0.27) |
B-C | -0.17(0.31) | 0.001 (-0.28~-0.07) | -0.50(1.83) | 0.010 (-1.09 ~ 0.09) | -0.19(0.35) | 0.001 (-0.30 ~ -0.07) | -0.31(0.50) | 0.001 (-0.47 ~ -0.14) | -0.34(0.48) |  < 0.001 (-0.49 ~ -0.18) |
B-D | 0.13(1.70) | 0.175 (-0.42~0.69) | -0.46(1.69) | 0.005 (-1.00 ~ 0.09) | -0.22(0.40) | 0.002 (-0.35 ~ -0.09) | -0.41(0.62) |  < 0.001 (-0.61 ~ -0.21) | -0.33(0.80) | 0.029 (-0.59 ~ -0.07) |
C-D | 0.31(1.64) | 0.222 (-0.23~0.84) | 0.04(0.51) | 0.572 (-0.12 ~ 0.21) | -0.03(0.48) | 0.928 (-0.19 ~ 0.12) | -0.11(0.68) | 0.401 (-0.33 ~ 0.12) | 0.01(0.80) | 0.598 (-0.26 ~ 0.27) |