Table 6.
Comparison of serum calcium values at the initial visit, first month, and second month of treatment within the kanamycin-based and capreomycin-based groups.
| Initial visit Mean ± SD (mg/dL) |
First month Mean ± SD (mg/dL) |
Second month Mean ± SD (mg/dL) |
p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanamycin | n | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0.367a |
| Calcium | 4.80 ± 1.04 | 4.56 ± 0.39 | 4.65 ± 0.45 | ||
| Difference | — | −0.24 | −0.15 | ||
| p value | — | 0.324 | 0.762 | ||
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| Capreomycin | n | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0.009 a |
| Calcium | 4.74 ± 0.37 | 4.50 ± 0.23 | 4.43 ± 0.35 | ||
| Difference | — | −0.24 | −0.31 | ||
| p value | — | 0.044 b | 0.007 b | ||
SD, standard deviation; analyzed using the aone-way ANOVA test with the post hoc bBonferroni test.