The Influence of Chlorella and Its Hot Water Extract Supplementation on Quality of Life in Patients with Breast Cancer

Table 3

Changes in Izumo scale scores during the supplementation period.

	𝑛	Presupplementation	Postsupplementation	𝑃 value^a
Reflux
Vitamin mix	13	0.0 (0.0, 1.0)	0.0 (0.0, 1.0)	0.753
Chlorella granule	11	1.0 (0.0, 6.5)	1.0 (0.0, 6.0)	0.237
Chlorella extract	11	2.0 (0.0, 3.5)	2.0 (0.0, 4.0)	0.554
Pain
Vitamin mix	13	0.0 (0.0, 1.0)	0.0 (0.0, 3.0)	0.889
Chlorella granule	11	1.0 (0.0, 4.0)	0.0 (0.0, 4.0)	0.361
Chlorella extract	11	0.0 (0.0, 1.5)	0.0 (0.0, 2.5)	0.173
Fullness
Vitamin mix	13	0.0 (0.0, 3.0)	0.0 (0.0, 2.0)	0.735
Chlorella granule	11	1.0 (0.0, 5.5)	1.0 (0.0, 3.0)	0.178
Chlorella extract	11	2.0 (0.5, 3.5)	2.0 (0.0, 3.5)	0.463
Constipation
Vitamin mix	13	3.0 (0.0, 5.0)	1.0 (0.0, 3.0)	0.161
Chlorella granule	10	4.0 (0.5, 7.0)	2.5 (0.3, 3.0)	0.310
Chlorella extract	11	3.0 (0.0, 4.0)	2.0 (0.5, 4.5)	1.000
Diarrhea
Vitamin mix	13	0.0 (0.0, 3.0)	0.0 (0.0, 2.0)	0.686
Chlorella granule	11	2.0 (0.0, 3.0)	3.0 (0.0, 4.5)	0.091
Chlorella extract	11	0.0 (0.0, 0.0)	0.0 (0.0, 3.0)	0.273

Median (25th percentile, 75th percentile). ^aBetween pre- and postsupplementation.