Clinical Study

Effects of Oral L-Carnitine Supplementation on Lipid Profile, Anemia, and Quality of Life in Chronic Renal Disease Patients under Hemodialysis: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Table 5

Comparison of the changes between scores of quality of life and its physical and mental subscales between two groups.

CarnitinePlacebo 𝑃
𝑛 = 2 4 𝑛 = 2 7

Total SF-36 0 . 2 ± 1 2 . 1 2 . 6 ± 7 . 7 0.152
Physical subscales 4 . 1 ± 1 1 . 7 8 . 5 ± 2 . 1 0.241
Mental subscales 2 . 1 ± 1 0 . 1 4 . 6 ± 6 . 1 0.002