Efficacy of Radiofrequency Diathermy versus Focused Ultrasound Therapy, Both Combined with Intermittent Pneumatic Compression, for Edematous Fibrosclerotic Panniculopathy Treatment: A Randomized Intrasubject Assessor-Blind Trial
Table 2
Intra- and intergroup differences for RFD combined with IPC and FUS combined with IPC.
Thigh circumferences
Baseline N = 20
Post-treatment N = 20
Intragroup differences
Intergroup differences
RFD
FUS
RFD
FUS
RFD
FUS
P
EF
Mean ± SD
Mean ± SD
Mean ± SD
Mean ± SD
P
EF
P
EF
15 cm
57.78 ± 4.53
57.52 ± 4.99
56.80 ± 4.42
56.45 ± 4.47
0.927b
0.983b
0.789c
0.085b
20 cm
55.66 ± 4.77
55.35 ± 4.93
54.96 ± 4.47
54.53 ± 4.44
0.547b
0.637b
0.776c
0.091b
Midpoint
54.42 ± 4.27
54.23 ± 4.44
53.81 ± 4.10
53.55 ± 3.88
0.660b
0.666b
0.793c
0.083b
30 cm
48.00 ± 4.08
48.04 ± 4.27
47.43 ± 3.77
47.18 ± 3.82
0.098a
0.389b
0.568b
0.538c
0.196b
40 cm
39.96 ± 0.61
40.01 ± 2.92
39.52 ± 2.67
39.35 ± 2.82
0.156a
0.330b
0.472b
0.632c
0.153b
Weight
59.27 ± 8.04
60.02 ± 8.34
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—
—
—
0.300c
0.245b
BMI
22.20 ± 2.53
21.35 ± 5.6
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—
—
—
0.709d
0.100e
N: sample; BMI: body mass index; SD: standard deviation; RFD: radiofrequency diathermy; FUS: focused ultrasound therapy; EF: effect size. aDependent Student’s t-test; bCohen’s d; cindependent Student’s t-test; dMann–Whitney test; erank biserial correlation. Note. Significant results () were shown in bold.