Table-III.
Group |
Wet Cupping
Mean ±SD |
Venesection
Mean ±SD |
Man Whitney U
(p-value) |
---|---|---|---|
Variable | |||
Hemoglobin | 17.7 ± 0.73 | 17.5 ±0.63 | 0.61 |
Hematocrit | 53 ±1.7 | 54 ±1.6 | 0.26 |
FVC* rate | 3.9 ±0.53 | 3.5 ±0.81 | 0.28 |
VC* rate | 3.9 ±0.62 | 3.18 ±0.76 | 0.71 |
FEV1/FVC* rate | 0.77 ±0.17 | 0.79 ±0.1 | 0.65 |
FVC% | 0.81 ±0.17 | 0.79 ±0.15 | 0.75 |
VC% | 3.5 ±3.5 | 3 ±4.1 | 0.08 |
FEV1/FVC% | 0.78 ±0.17 | 0.79 ±0.16 | 0.35 |
FVC rate = Force Vital Capacity
VC rate = Vital Capacity
FEV1/FVC rate = Force Expiratory Volume in the first second/ Force Vital Capacity