The effect of chiropractic care on infantile colic: results from a single-blind randomised controlled trial

doi:10.1186/s12998-021-00371-8

Table 2

Results for the primary outcome

Treatment group
N = 96 Control group
N = 89 Difference in mean
(95% CI) p-value p-value* p-value**
Mean total hours of crying (95% CI)
Before treatment 5.7 (5.2–6.2) 5.3 (4.9–5.8) -0.6 (0.1–1.1) 0.026 0.054 0.066
After treatment 4.2 (3.8–4.7) 4.4 (3.8–4.9)
Pre-post difference −1.5 (− 1.9 to − 1.2) −1.0 (− 1.3 to − 0.6)

N Number of children; CI Confidence Interval; *: adjusted for baseline hours of crying; **: adjusted for baseline hours of crying, age and chiropractic clinic

	Treatment group N = 96	Control group N = 89	Difference in mean (95% CI)	p-value	p-value*	p-value**
Mean total hours of crying (95% CI)
Before treatment	5.7 (5.2–6.2)	5.3 (4.9–5.8)	-0.6 (0.1–1.1)	0.026	0.054	0.066
After treatment	4.2 (3.8–4.7)	4.4 (3.8–4.9)
Pre-post difference	−1.5 (− 1.9 to − 1.2)	−1.0 (− 1.3 to − 0.6)