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Table 3 Comparison of each performances’ outcomes between baseline and 1-month follow-up visit (N = 72)

From: Changes in the Oral-Health-Related Quality of Life of Thai patients with oral lichen planus after topical corticosteroid treatment: a 1-month longitudinal study

Performance

N

(%)

Performance score

Median ± IQR (range)

Baseline

Follow-up

Differencesa

Eating

62 (86.1)

15.0 ± 10.0

(1–25)

3.5 ± 6.0c

(0–20)

10.0 ± 9.3

(-1–25)

Speaking

9 (12.5)

6.0 ± 12.5

(0–20)

0.0 ± 2.0b

(0–8)

6.0 ± 12.5

(-8–16)

Cleaning

47 (65.3)

12.0 ± 11.0

(1–20)

0.0 ± 1.0c

(0–16)

12.0 ± 9.0

(1–20)

Relaxing

0

0

0

0

Smiling

9 (12.5)

12.0 ± 10.5

(1–20)

0.0 ± 2.0b

(0–9)

11.0 ± 11.0

(1–20)

Emotional stability

68 (94.4)

12.0 ± 11.5

(2–25)

1.0 ± 4.0c

(0–20)

9.0 ± 10.8

(-2–25)

Working

10 (13.9)

5.0 ± 4.5

(2–16)

1.0 ± 2.5b

(0–9)

3.0 ± 2.8

(0–8)

Social contact

15 (20.8)

4.0 ± 6.0

(2–25)

0.0 ± 1.0b

(0–6)

4.0 ± 7.0

(0–25)

  1. a Subtracted the follow-up data from baseline data and sharing with each n. Negative values represented a worsened effect, whereas positive values represented an improved effect
  2. b Statistically significant as compared with baseline at P < 0.05 (Wilcoxon signed-rank test)
  3. c Statistically significant as compared with baseline at P < 0.01 (Wilcoxon signed-rank test)