Table 2: Comparison of laboratory data and Functional Independence Measure (FIM) scores between the switching group and continuation group.
Abbreviations: FIM-Total; FIM-T, FIM-Motor; FIM-M, FIM-Cognition; FIM-C
ΔCRP and ΔAlb indicate the change from admission to discharge.
| Variables | Switching group (n = 17) | Continuation group (n = 47) | p value |
| ALT (IU/L) | 36.1 ± 24.5 | 34.0 ± 33.8 | 0.816 |
| AST (IU/L) | 27.6 ± 11.5 | 28.9 ± 16.4 | 0.704 |
| Scr (mg/dL) | 0.8 ± 0.5 | 0.7 ± 0.4 | 0.429 |
| eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2) | 70.0 ± 26.1 | 74.6 ± 23.7 | 0.448 |
| CRP (mg/dL) | 3.4 ± 4.3 | 1.6 ± 1.8 | 0.271 |
| ΔCRP (mg/dL) | −2.2 ± 4.3 | 2.2 ± 6.9 | 0.017 |
| WBC (/μL) 7729 ± | 2908 7661 ± | 2777 | 0.918 |
| Alb (g/dL) | 3.4 ± 0.4 | 3.3 ± 0.4 | 0.656 |
| ΔAlb (g/dL) | −0.3 ± 0.7 | 0.0 ± 0.5 | 0.409 |
| TC (mg/dL) | 191.2 ± 41.5 | 179.6 ± 41.5 | 0.337 |
| FIM Score |
| FIM-T Score | 25.6 ± 10.2 | 24.5 ± 14.3 | 0.103 |
| FIM-M Score | 17.9 ± 10.9 | 14.7 ± 7.2 | 0.191 |
| FIM-C Score | 10.5 ± 6.0 | 8.4 ± 5.4 | 0.086 |
| FIM gain Score |
| FIM-T gain Score | 26.7 ± 25.7 | 5.3 ± 10.1 | 0.0001 |
| FIM-M gain Score | 21.7 ± 19.8 | 4.4 ± 9.5 | <0.0001 |
| FIM-C gain Score | 8.4 ± 8.3 | 0.8 ± 2.3 | <0.0001 |
| mean ± S.D. |