| Child score | With SVR (N = 113) | Without SVR (N = 7) | Test‡ | P-value |
| Pre-treatment score |
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| Mean ± SD | 6.62 ± 0.79 | 7.21 ± 1.31 | −1.091 | 0.275 (NS) |
| Median (range) | 7 (6 - 9) | 6 (6 - 9) | ||
| Post-treatment score |
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| Mean ± SD | 6.14 ± 0.92 | 7.19 ± 1.29 | −2.004 | 0.045* |
| Median (range) | 7 (5 - 9) | 6 (6 - 9) | ||
| Test# | −5.758 | 1.000 |
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| P-value | <0.001** | 0.317 (NS) |
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