Early Recovery of Exercise-Related Muscular Injury by HBOT

Table 2

Comparative outcomes in serum enzymatic changes.

Variable	HBOT (n=20)	Control (n=21)	P-value^1
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
CPK(U/L)
T1	245.4 ± 109.8	342.1 ± 496.8	0.404
	(166–1167)	(82–289)
T3	158.5 ± 78.0	327.1 ± 181.1	0.001
	(62–275)	(152–796)
P-value^2	0.005	0.908
GOT(U/L)
T1	21.8 ± 3.9	24.9 ± 8.8	0.402
	(18–45)	(11–30)
T3	18.2 ± 5.0	27.1 ± 12.6	0.004
	(13–32)	(12–38)
P-value^2	<0.001	0.483
Myoglobin (ng/mL)
T1	33.9 ± 15.4	35.6 ± 24.3	0.584
	(20.5–94.5)	(12.6–39.1)
T3	19.4 ± 10.2	43.3 ± 19.4	<0.001
	(13–17.5)	(14.9–84.7)
P-value^2	0.001	0.280
BUN (mg/dL)
T1	15.2 ± 2.7	14.2 ± 3.1	0.188
	(10–20)	(10–16)
T3	14.6 ± 3.3	14.5 ± 2.9	0.858
	(9–15)	(10–17)
P-value^2	0.371	0.640
Lactate (mg/dL)
T1	11.0 ± 3.9	11.1 ± 4.3	0.958
	(5.1–20.8)	(5.4–19)
T3	11.2 ± 4.0	12.5 ± 3.7	0.163
	(6.5–18.6)	(8.3–36)
P-value^2	0.893	0.123

Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare 2 groups
Generalized Estimating Equation (GEE) model was used to compare T1-T3
P-value¹: Comparison of data between HBOT group and Control group
P-value²: Comparison of data between T1 and T3.
Note: The laboratory normal value of these blood markers: BUN: 6–21 mg/dl; CPK: 56–226 U/L; LT: 4.5–19.8 mg/dl; GOT: 0–37 U/L; MB: 17.4–105.7 ng/ml.