Table 1.

Characteristics of study groups.

	Cured (n = 27)	Failed (n = 10)	p-Value
BMI (kg/m2), BL	18.1 ± 2.1	18.8 ± 1.9	0.33
BMI (kg/m2), W4	18.5 ± 2.4	19.3 ± 1.5b	0.18
BMI (kg/m2), M6	19.5 ± 2.1a	19.8 ± 1.7a	0.68
Age (years)	35.0 ± 10.42	38.6 ± 11.9	0.44
Sex (F/M)	14/13	5/5
CXR score	57.6 ± 31.3	71.7 ± 34.1	0.31

Differences between groups were determined by a Mann–Whitney U test. Results are shown as mean ± SD.

BL, baseline; W4, week 4; M6, month 6; F, female; M, male; BMI, body mass index; CXR, chest X-ray.

^a and ^b, significantly different from BL of the same group.