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. 2022 Oct 29. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2022.10.020

Table 2.

Multiple comparisons of groups on the fifth day of hospitalization considering vital signs and laboratory tests.

Variables Reference group Comparison groups Mean difference 95% confidence interval P-value
Vital signs
Body temperature (°C) Control Intervention A 0.34 (0.13, 0.54) <0.001
Intervention B 0.30 (0.10, 0.51) 0.001
Mean blood pressure(mmHg) Control Intervention A -0.65 (-4.38, 3.07) 0.908
Intervention B -1.04 (-4.82, 2.72) 0.787
Pulse rate(/minute) Control Intervention A 5.46 (0.84, 10.08) 0.016
Intervention B 5.29 (0.62, 9.96) 0.022
Respiratory rate(/minute) Control Intervention A 1.66 (0.61, 2.71) 0.001
Intervention B 1.41 (0.34, 2.47) 0.006
O2 saturation (%) Control Intervention A -1.81 (-2.94, -0.68) 0.001
Intervention B -2.38 (-3.52, -1.24) <0.001
Laboratory tests
White blood cells (× 109 cells/L) Control Intervention A 0.23 (-1.15, -1.62) 0.916
Intervention B 0.26 (-1.13, -1.67) 0.895
Neutrophil: Lymphocyte ratio Control Intervention A 0.85 (-1.00, 2.71) 0.521
Intervention B -0.24 (-2.12, 1.63) 0.947
Platelet (× 109 cells/L) Control Intervention A 25.72 (-13.09, -64.55) 0.266
Intervention B 1.95 (-37.27, 41.19) 0.992
CRP (mg/L) Control Intervention A 15.68 (10.07, 21.30) <0.001
Intervention B 16.28 (10.60, 21.95) <0.001
ESR (mm/h) Control Intervention A 13.55 (7.54, 19.58) <0.001
Intervention B 14.79 (8.71, 20.86) <0.001

Data were analyzed by ANOVA, followed by a post hoc test (Tukey).