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Table 3 The random blood glucose of the diabetic patients in the two studied groups before and after 1 week from injection

From: Ultrasound-guided intra-sacroiliac joint injection — methylprednisolone versus triamcinolone: a randomized comparative study

 

MTP group ( N = 23)

TMC group ( N = 19)

Test of significance

p -value

Before injection

165 (114–246)

156 (122–250)

z = –0.723

0.248

1 day after injection

206 (168–308)

170 (136–271)

z = −2.752

0.066*

P1

< 0.001*

0.678

  

2 days after injection

245 (200–385)

168 (119–233)

z = −2.856

0.045*

P1

< 0.001*

0.140

  

3 days after injection

215 (179–343)

166 (110–253)

z = −2.426

0.049*

P1

< 0.001*

0.503

  

4 days after injection

170 (121–251)

164 (112–240)

z = −0.652

0.305

P1

0.309

0.693

  

5 days after injection

164 (112–246)

165 (119–236)

z = −0.569

0.456

P1

0.507

0.433

  

6 days after injection

166 (110–257)

164 (123–237)

z = −0.625

0.260

P1

0.495

0.547

  

7 days after injection

160 (119–230)

169 (125–239)

z = −0.589

0.326

P1

0.810

0.232

  
  1. P probability. Continuous data are expressed as median (range). z Mann-Whitney u-test. P1 significance in relation to initial (before injection value). *Statistically significant (P < 0.05)