Table 5 Symptom improvement comparison by various group definitions.

From: Early-stage chronic venous disorder as a cause of leg pain overlooked for lumbar spinal disease

Group

Symptom improvement

p value

Excellent

Good

Poor

Total

(a)

VD123 LD01

30 (57.7%)

11 (21.2%)

11 (21.2%)

52 (100%)

0.048*

VD123 LD23

34 (36.6%)

31 (33.3%)

28 (30.1%)

93 (100%)

(b)

VD123 LD012

52 (51.5%)

27 (26.7%)

22 (21.8%)

101 (100%)

0.019*

VD123 LD3

12 (27.3%)

15 (34.1%)

17 (38.6%)

44 (100%)

(c)

VD1 LD01

14 (66.7%)

2 (9.5%)

5 (23.8%)

21 (100%)

0.019*

VD1 LD23

13 (31.0%)

14 (33.3%)

15 (35.7%)

42 (100%)

(d)

VD23 LD01

16 (51.6%)

9 (29.0%)

6 (19.4%)

31 (100%)

0.640

VD23 LD23

21 (41.2%)

17 (33.3%)

13 (25.5%)

51 (100%)

(e)

VD123 LD01 PM0 NM0

25 (62.5%)

7 (17.5%)

8 (20.0%)

40 (100%)

0.350

VD123 LD23 PM0 NM0

12 (50.0%)

8 (33.3%)

4 (16.7%)

24 (100%)

(f)

VD123 LD012 PM0 NM0

35 (59.3%)

14 (23.7%)

10 (16.9%)

59 (100%)

0.442

VD123 LD3 PM0 NM0

2 (40.0%)

1 (20.0%)

2 (40.0%)

5 (100%)

(g)

VD123 LD01 PM01 NM0

29 (59.2%)

9 (18.4%)

11 (22.4%)

49 (100%)

0.184

VD123 LD23 PM01 NM0

27 (43.5%)

20 (32.3%)

15 (24.2%)

62 (100%)

(h)

VD123 LD012 PM01 NM0

48 (53.3%)

24 (26.7%)

18 (20.0%)

90 (100%)

0.200

VD123 LD3 PM01 NM0

8 (38.1%)

5 (23.8%)

8 (38.1%)

21 (100%)

(i)

VD123 LD01 PM01 NM01

30 (58.8%)

10 (19.6%)

11 (21.6%)

51 (100%)

0.048*

VD123 LD23 PM01 NM01

31 (37.3%)

28 (33.7%)

24 (28.9%)

83 (100%)

(j)

VD123 LD012 PM01 NM01

51 (52.6%)

26 (26.8%)

20 (20.6%)

97 (100%)

0.016*

VD123 LD3 PM01 NM01

10 (27.0%)

12 (32.4%)

15 (40.5%)

37 (100%)

  1. The first groups represent the VDG, and the second groups represent the LDG (*p < 0.05).