Comparison of Serum Potassium, MagnEsium, and Calcium Levels between Kanamycin and Capreomycin-BASEd Regimen-Treated MultiDrug-Resistant TuBerculosis Patients in Bandung (CEASE MDR-TB): A Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 2

Comparison of serum potassium values at the initial visit, first month, and second month of treatment within the kanamycin-based and capreomycin-based groups.

		Initial visit; Mean ± SD (mEq/L)	First month; Mean ± SD (mEq/L)	Second month; Mean ± SD (mEq/L)	value
Kanamycin	N	44	44	44	<0.001^a
	Potassium	4.0 ± 0.4	3.6 ± 0.4	3.7 ± 0.5
	Difference	—	−0.3	−0.3
	value	—	<0.001^b	0.003^b
Capreomycin	N	40	40	40	<0.001^a
	Potassium	4.1 ± 0.5	3.4 ± 0.7	3.2 ± 0.6
	Difference	—	−0.7	−0.9
	value	—	<0.001^b	<0.001^b

SD, standard deviation; analyzed using ^aone-way ANOVA with post hoc ^bBonferroni test.