| Child score | Without complication (N = 113) | With complications (N = 7) | Test‡ | P-value |
| Pre-treatment |
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| Mean ± SD | 6.54 ± 0.71 | 8.21 ± 0.82 | −3.467 | 0.001* |
| Median (range) | 6 (6 - 9) | 8 (7 - 9) | ||
| Post-treatment |
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| Mean ± SD | 6.07 ± 0.81 | 8.41 ± 0.88 | −3.771 | <0.001** |
| Median (range) | 6 (5 - 8) | 9 (7 - 9) | ||
| Test# | −5.962 | −1.000 |
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| P-value (Sig.) | <0.001** | 0.317 (NS) |
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