Table 3

Comparison of HCSER between the high-HCSER group and the low-HCSER group

High-HCSER groupLow-HCSER group
CasesAverageSDCasesAverageSD
11167.37297.4114.895.90
P0.0019

The High-HCSER group contains patients 1–11, and the low-HCSER group contains patients 12–22. SD, standard deviation. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.