Table IV.
Groups | ||||
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Items | General diet | Nutrition therapy | χ2 | P-value |
Cases (n) | 80 | 102 | ||
Incidence of adverse events, n (%) | ||||
Cough with/without sputum | 42 (52.50) | 38 (37.25) | 14.235 | 0.005 |
Lung infection | 27 (33.75) | 18 (17.64) | 7.824 | 0.032 |
Hypoxemia | 18 (22.50) | 11 (10.78) | 10.937 | 0.018 |