Table 3.
Group |
ET-1 (μg/L)
|
NO (μmol/L)
|
||
Before treatment
|
After treatment
|
Before treatment
|
After treatment
|
|
Study group (n = 30) | 79.02 ± 5.77 | 71.29 ± 4.90a | 60.81 ± 6.13 | 71.19 ± 7.08a |
Control group (n = 30) | 79.32 ± 6.70 | 65.40 ± 5.45a | 60.19 ± 4.40 | 65.45 ± 4.64a |
P value | 0.854 | < 0.001 | 0.655 | 0.001 |
t value | 0.185 | 4.400 | 0.450 | 3.709 |
P < 0.05, compared to the same group before treatment.
NO: Nitric oxide; ET-1: Endothelin-1.