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Table 1 Characteristics of variables in different times in two groups

From: The effect of N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) on aluminum phosphide poisoning inducing cardiovascular toxicity: a case–control study

Variables

Group

Admission time

12 h after admission

18 h after admission

24 h after admission

Mean (SE)

Mean (SE)

Mean (SE)

Mean (SE)

CK-MB

Control

20.45 (1.1)

40.54 (0.9)*

51.45 (1.7)*

70.09 (2.6)*

Case (NAC)

23.69 (1.8)

40.53 (1.9)*

52.30 (2.3)*

68.07 (2.2)*

P value

0.54

0.76

0.11

0.21

CPK

Control

320.90 (38.6)

344.90 (23.5)

726.36 (44.1)*

1182.81 (114.9)*

Case (NAC)

358.15 (48.8)

367.69 (30.2)

726.69 (68.2)*

1004.69 (172.5)*

P value

0.82

0.51

0.34

0.31

HR

Control

80.36 (3.9)

73.45 (4.7)

69.63 (5.1)*

75.81 (4.0)

Case (NAC)

82.76 (3.1)

77.69 (6.1)

78.46 (4.6)

77.76 (3.7)

P value

0.88

0.75

0.45

0.56

SBP

Control

106.63 (2.4)

98.81 (2.5)*

93.18 (1.2)*

96.54 (1.2)

Case (NAC)

100.15 (3.9)

93.30 (1.5)*

94.38 (4.1)*

102.61 (2.7)*

P value

0.23

0.94

0.55

0.32

  1. CK-MB creatine kinase-MB fraction, CPK creatine phosphokinase, HR heart rate, SBP systolic blood pressure case group received NAC beside conventional therapy
  2. * Significantly different with admission time in each group