Table 2
Exhaled hydrogen in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) and controls
CHF
Control
P values
(n=108)
(n=15)
(CHF vs control)
Hydrogen (H
2
) (ppm)
Before sleep (1)
7.75±11.9
6.45±6.6
0.682
Morning (2)
3.43±4.4
8.47±12.5
0.003
P values ((1) vs (2))
<0.001
0.596
ΔH
2
((2) – (1))
–4.32±10.7
2.02±7.9
0.030
Values are means±SD.