| |
Corn Plaster
|
Scalpel
|
Difference
|
|---|
| |
(n = 101)
|
(n = 101)
| | |
|---|
|
No (%) with completely healed index corn*
| | |
OR (95% CI)***
|
P
|
|
3 months
|
32/95 (34%)
|
20/94 (21%)
|
2.00 (1.02,3.93)
|
0.044
|
|
6 months
|
27/74 (36%)
|
24/80 (30%)
|
1.59 (0.76,3.32)
|
0.215
|
|
9 months
|
18/55 (33%)
|
22/64 (34%)
|
0.99 (0.44,2.20)
|
0.973
|
|
12 months
|
20/43 (47%)
|
16/51 (31%)
|
1.94 (0.78,4.79)
|
0.153
|
|
No (%) with improved index corn**
| | |
OR (95% CI)***
|
P
|
|
3 months
|
79/95 (83%)
|
53/94 (56%)
|
4.42 (2.17,8.97)
|
<0.001
|
|
6 months
|
62/74 (84%)
|
54/80 (68%)
|
2.74 (1.19,6.28)
|
0.017
|
|
9 months
|
44/55 (80%)
|
49/64 (77%)
|
1.24 (0.48,3.25)
|
0.655
|
|
12 months
|
33/43 (77%)
|
39/51 (76%)
|
0.97 (0.34,2.75)
|
0.948
|
|
Mean (SD) size of index corn (mm)
| | |
Mean diff. (95% CI)****
|
P
|
|
Baseline
|
3.9 (1.7)
|
3.8 (1.8)
| | |
|
3 months
|
1.7 (1.6)
|
2.7 (2.3)
|
−1.0 (−1.5, 0.5)
|
<0.001
|
|
6 months
|
1.7 (1.6)
|
2.4 (2.2)
|
−0.7 (−1.2, -0.2)
|
0.006
|
|
9 months
|
1.7 (1.6)
|
2.2 (2.1)
|
−0.5 (−1.2, 0.1)
|
0.107
|
|
12 months
|
1.3 (1.5)
|
2.3 (2.2)
|
−1.0 (−1.7, -0.2)
|
0.010
|
- *Defined as a corn size <1 mm. ** Defined as a reduction from baseline in corn size.
- ***From logistic regression, adjusted for centre and baseline corn size.
- ****From analysis of covariance on change from baseline, adjusted for centre and baseline corn size.
