Table 3: Characterisitcs of patients in treatment groups in pre- and posttreatment*.
Parameters
UDCA alone
UDCA and domperidone
Pretreatment
Posttreatment
P
Pretreatment
Posttreatment
P
BMI (kg/m2)
NS
NS
Glucose (mg/dL)
NS
NS
Cholesterol (mg/dL)
NS
NS
HDL-Cholesterol (mg/dL)
NS
NS
LDL-Cholesterol (mg/dL)
NS
NS
Triglyceride (mg/dL)
NS
NS
Solitary stone
6
5
NS
4
4
NS
Multiple stone
16
8
NS
14
7
NS
FGVav (mL)
NS
NS
RGVav (mL)
NS
NS
EFav (%)
NS
NS
*Results are expressed as mean ± SD. BMI: body mass index; FGVav: average fasting gallbladder volume; RGVav: average residual gallbladder volume; EFav: average ejection fraction. NS: not significant.