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. 2016 Oct 26;8(12):863–869. doi: 10.14740/jocmr2734w

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Changes in energy metabolism before and after L-carnitine therapy. (a) For all cases, the mean %C was 37.6%, the mean %F was 40.2% and the mean %P was 22.2% at the time of L-carnitine therapy. After 4 weeks of L-carnitine therapy, the mean %C increased to 48.2%, the mean %F decreased to 31.9% and the mean %P decreased to 19.9%, which indicated an improvement in energy metabolism. (b) In a subgroup analysis of patients with baseline npRQ < 0.85, the mean %C was 15.3%, the mean %F was 59.9% and the mean %P was 24.8% at the time of L-carnitine therapy. After 4 weeks of L-carnitine therapy, the mean %C increased to 34.2%, the mean %F decreased to 45.1% and the mean %P decreased to 20.6%, suggesting an improvement in energy metabolism. Data are expressed as mean values.