Table 6.
Arterial blood gas analysis in Xuan Bai Cheng Qi and control groups before and after 10-day treatment
|
Variables
a
|
XBCQ
b
|
Control
b
|
Treatment effect
d
(95% CI;
P-
value) |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 (Baseline) | Day 10 (End) | Mean D | Day 1 (Baseline) | Day 10 (End) | Mean D | ||
| PH |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| FAS (122,122) |
7.41 (0.05) |
7.41 (0.04) |
0.01 (0.05) |
7.42 (0.05) |
7.42 (0.05) |
-0.00 (0.05) |
-0.00 (-0.01, 0.01; .894) |
| PPS (111,118) |
7.41 (0.05) |
7.41 (0.04) |
0.00 (0.05) |
7.42 (0.05) |
7.42 (0.05) |
-0.00 (0.05) |
-0.00 (-0.01, 0.01; .794) |
| PaO2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| FAS (122,122) |
75.56 (19.38) |
85.69 (16.42) |
13.13 (18.12)c |
71.47 (18.90) |
80.49 (15.91) |
9.01 (17.49)c |
4.75 (1.21, 8.28; .009) |
| PPS (111,118) |
71.91 (19.28) |
85.11 (16.59) |
13.20 (18.50)c |
71.27 (19.08) |
80.76 (15.96) |
9.49 (17.31)c |
4.08 (0.04, 7.76; .030) |
| PaCO2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| FAS (122,122) |
47.41 (10.04) |
39.52 (11.55) |
-7.89 (12.27)c |
39.52 (11.55) |
41.45 (8.33) |
-4.76 (8.97)c |
-2.48 (-4.53, -0.44; .018) |
| PPS (111,118) | 46.46 (13.32) | 38.93 (9.47) | -7.53 (11.49)c | 45.90 (11.82) | 41.38 (8.41) | -4.52 (8.83)c | -2.69 (-4.56, -0.81; .005) |
Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, Mean D mean difference, PaO2 arterial partial pressure of oxygen, PaCO2 arterial partial carbon dioxide pressure, XBCQ Xuan Bai Cheng Qi.
aFAS population was 122 in the XBCQ group and 122 in the control group; PPS population was 111 in the XBCQ group and 118 in the control group.
bData presented as mean (SD).
cP < .01: Change between pre - treatment and post - treatment (within group difference by paired t - test).
dCovariance analysis estimate with 95% confidence interval for difference.