Table 5 Post hoc results of comparison between the different treatment protocols (A-B, A-C, A-D, B-C, B-D, and C-D) on left 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 | 0.23(0.36) | 0.001 (0.11 ~ 0.34) | 0.11(4.24) | 0.089 (-0.03 ~ 0.25) | 0.04(0.37) | 0.242 (-0.08 ~ 0.16) | 0.23(0.42) | 0.002 (0.10 ~ 0.37) | 0.21(0.41) | 0.001 (0.08 ~ 0.34) |
A-C | -0.04(0.42) | 0.598 (-0.17 ~ 0.10) | -0.12(0.44) | 0.043 (-0.26 ~ 0.03) | -0.23(0.41) | 0.002 (-0.36 ~ -0.10) | -0.12(0.58) | 0.201 (-0.30 ~ 0.07) | -0.19(0.63) | 0.082 (-0.40 ~ 0.01) |
A-D | 0.08(0.39) | 0.238 (-0.05 ~ 0.21) | -0.00(0.47) | 0.979 (-0.15 ~ 0.15) | -0.09(0.44) | 0.276 (-0.24 ~ 0.05) | -0.15(0.68) | 0.241 (-0.37 ~ 0.07) | -0.17(0.77) | 0.137 (-0.42 ~ 0.08) |
B-C | -0.26(0.36) |  < 0.001 (-0.38 ~ -0.15) | -0.23(0.38) | 0.001 (-0.35 ~ -0.10) | -0.27(0.45) | 0.001 (-0.42 ~ -0.12) | -0.35(0.66) | 0.001 (-0.57 ~ -0.14) | -0.40(0.49) |  < 0.001 (-0.56 ~ -0.24) |
B-D | -0.15(0.29) | 0.006 (-0.24 ~ -0.05) | -0.11(0.52) | 0.167 (-0.28 ~ 0.06) | -0.14(0.36) | 0.026 (-0.25 ~ -0.02) | -0.38(0.72) | 0.002 (-0.61 ~ -0.15) | -0.38(0.64) | 0.001 (-0.59 ~ -0.17) |
C-D | 0.12(0.39) | 0.074 (-0.01 ~ 0.24) | 0.12(0.40) | 0.065 (-0.01 ~ 0.24) | 0.13(0.53) | 0.043 (-0.04 ~ 0.30) | -0.03(0.75) | 0.749 (-0.27 ~ 0.21) | 0.02(0.74) | 0.833 (-0.22 ~ 0.26) |