Table 6. Ammonia levels in baseline and final CPET.
AUC 6 h |
AUC 2 h |
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Baseline | Final | Δ (Final—Baseline) | aP-value | Baseline | Final | Δ (Final—Baseline) | aP-Value | |
Exercise group | 430±180 | 432±206 | 3±91 | 0.878 | 317±135 | 315±161 | −2±83 | 0.878 |
Control group | 438±203 | 487±196 | 49±264 | 0.530 | 320±152 | 361±157 | 41±222 | 0.530 |
AUC, areas under the curve; CPET, cardiopulmonary exercise test; PEP, physical exercise program.
Paired t-test. n=25, 13 PEP and 12 control.
Mean±s.d.. Final values were imputed as no change for the 2 patients in the PEP group lost to follow up.