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Table 3 Short form 36 domain scores before and after corticoid treatment

From: A double-blind, randomized controlled, prospective trial assessing the effectiveness of oral corticoids in the treatment of symptomatic lumbar canal stenosis

 

T0

T3

T6

T12

 
 

Corticoid

Placebo

Corticoid

Placebo

Corticoid

Placebo

Corticoid

Placebo

P value

FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY

33.55

26.27

42.35

38.17

38.71

43.17

37.26

41.67

0.49

PHYSICAL LIMITATION

19.35

17.50

44.52

48.83

18.55

31.67

20.16

26.27

0.74

PAIN

28.06

31.60

46.39

43.70

36.48

44.20

43.42

42.00

0.55

GENERAL HEALTH STATUS

45.00

39.63

47.65

45.20

45.94

46.93

45.87

45.07

0.85

VITALITY

45.06

45.33

51.77

51.13

46.94

46.00

47.90

45.23

0.99

SOCIAL ASPECTS

46.68

56.58

60.58

68.37

65.73

55.25

53.74

52.42

0.21

EMOTIONAL ASPECTS

35.47

34.67

50.54

59.30

60.21

65.56

56.13

53.33

0.90

MENTAL HEALTH

49.81

49.73

55.74

55.47

55.48

59.00

55.23

52.93

0.93