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 6

Comparison of serum calcium 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

Kanamycinn3333330.367a
Calcium4.80 ± 1.044.56 ± 0.394.65 ± 0.45
Difference−0.24−0.15
value0.3240.762

Capreomycinn2020200.009a
Calcium4.74 ± 0.374.50 ± 0.234.43 ± 0.35
Difference−0.24−0.31
value0.044b0.007b

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