Research Article

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 4

Comparison of serum magnesium 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)
value

KanamycinN343434<0.001a
Magnesium2.33 ± 0.212.11 ± 0.202.11 ± 0.23
Difference−0.22−0.22
value<0.001b<0.001b

CapreomycinN1919190.083a
Magnesium2.23 ± 0.182.13 ± 0.341.96 ± 0.51
Difference−0.10−0.27
value0.814b0.056b

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