Comparison of the Effect of Enteral Feeding through the Bolus and Continuous Methods on Serum Phosphorus and Glucose Levels in Patients with Mechanical Ventilation: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Table 2

Comparison of phosphate levels in the intervention and control groups one hour before and one week after the intervention, 2018.

Group	One hour before the intervention			One week after the intervention			Paired t-test
	Mean	SD	Maximum; Minimum	Mean	SD	Maximum; Minimum
Control	2.62	1.20	−4.91; 0.80	4.02	1.11	2.50; 6	t = −4.98 df = 16
Intervention	3.04	0.66	−4.50; 1.90	3.52	0.79	2 –4.50	t = −3.31 df = 16
Independent t-test	t = −1.25; df = 32			t = −1.48; df = 32