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Table 2 Follow-up clinical assessments

From: 3-year clinical outcomes of A Singapore VenaSeal™ real world post-market evaluation Study (ASVS) for varicose vein ablation

Assessments

Median (IQR)

P value (baseline –2 weeks/3/6/12/36 months)

P value (2 weeks – 3/6/12/36 months)

P value (3 – 6/12 /36 months)

P value (6 – 12/36 months)

P value (12–36 months)

VCSS

Baseline

5.00 (4.00–7.00)

-

-

-

-

-

2 weeks

3.00 (2.00–5.00)

 < 0.001*

-

-

-

-

3 months

1.00 (0.00–3.00)

 < 0.001*

 < 0.001*

-

-

-

6 months

1.00 (0.00 – 2.00)

 < 0.001*

 < 0.001*

0.910

-

-

12 months

1.00 (0.00 – 3.00)

 < 0.001*

 < 0.001*

0.369

0.938

-

36 months

0.00 (0.00 – 1.00)

 < 0.001*

 < 0.001*

0.999

0.782

0.256

EQ-5D TTO SG

Baseline

0.686 (0.430 – 0.890)

-

-

-

-

-

2 weeks

0.854 (0.700 – 1.00)

 < 0.001*

-

-

-

-

3 months

1.00 (0.854 – 1.00)

 < 0.001*

0.0015*

-

-

-

6 months

1.00 (0.854 – 1.00)

 < 0.001*

0.018*

0.985

-

-

12 months

1.00 (0.890 – 1.00)

 < 0.001*

0.006*

0.999

0.945

-

36 months

1.00 (0.838 – 1.00)

 < 0.001*

0.404

0.553

0.902

0.413

AVVQ

Baseline

17.1 (11.1–25.4)

-

-

-

-

-

2 weeks

11.6 (5.90–19.3)

0.0004*

-

-

-

-

3 months

4.83 (0.00–9.78)

 < 0.001*

 < 0.001*

-

-

-

6 months

1.81 (0.00–6.68)

 < 0.001*

 < 0.001*

0.651

-

-

12 months

1.45 (0.00–10.7)

 < 0.001*

 < 0.001*

0.653

1.00

-

36 months

1.29 (0.00 – 5.39)

 < 0.001*

 < 0.001*

0.579

0.999

0.999

CIVIQ-14

Baseline

19.64 (12.05–28.57)

-

-

-

-

-

2 weeks

12.50 (7.14–16.96)

 < 0.001*

-

-

-

-

3 months

7.14 (0.00–13.39)

 < 0.001*

 < 0.001*

-

-

-

6 months

5.357 (0.00–12.05)

 < 0.001*

 < 0.001*

0.910

-

-

12 months

5.357 (0.00–10.71)

 < 0.001*

 < 0.001*

0.369

0.939

-

36 months

7.14 (0.00–10.71)

 < 0.001*

0.0002*

0.999

0.782

0.255

  1. VCSS Venous Clinical Severity Score, EQ-5D EuroQol-5 Dimension, TTO time trade-off, AVVQ Aberdeen Varicose Vein Questionnaire, CIVIQ-14 Chronic Venous Insufficiency quality life Questionnaire-14
  2. *Significant at p < 0.05 when compared to baseline values