Table 3.
Indicators of the intervention group grouped by relationship (mean ± SD)
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Indicators
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Son or daughter, n = 23
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Spouse, n = 30
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Others, n = 27
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Baseline
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1st mo
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3rd mo
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6th mo
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Baseline
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1st mo
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3rd mo
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6th mo
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Baseline
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1st mo
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3rd mo
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6th mo
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| CRP (mg/L) | 18.90 ± 5.03 | 15.09 ± 4.43 | 9.45 ± 4.24 | 0.98 ± 0.85 | 20.07 ± 5.45 | 16.27 ± 4.83 | 12.02 ± 3.59 | 2.44 ± 1.93 | 14.18 ± 4.67 | 13.67 ± 3.92 | 10.67 ± 3.43 | 3.55 ± 2.07 |
| ESR (mm/h) | 36.33 ± 3.88 | 32.46 ± 4.77 | 28.28 ± 4.30 | 24.45 ± 3.92 | 38.11 ± 4.23 | 33.13 ± 3.97 | 27.76 ± 2.79 | 22.57 ± 2.34 | 32.24 ± 5.73 | 29.08 ± 4.85 | 28.10 ± 3.33 | 25.12 ± 2.66 |
| TNF-α (pg /mL) | 47.25 ± 9.24 | 40.65 ± 9.04 | 33.57 ± 9.39 | 29.91 ± 7.74 | 44.71 ± 7.49 | 37.84. ± 6.44 | 32.24 ± 6.15 | 28.84 ± 4.62 | 40.24 ± 9.42 | 36.56 ± 8.57 | 34.08 ± 8.65 | 30.22 ± 7.84 |
CRP: C-reactive protein; ESR: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; TNF-α: Tumor necrosis factor.