Number of Patients (%) /  
  Descriptive Statistics  
  Ambicor
(1g/day)
(N=9)
Betamaxin
(500mg/day)
(N=8)
Total
(N=17)
p-value
Gender
  Male 7 ( 77.8%) 1 ( 12.5%) 8 ( 47.1%) 0.015^  
  Female 2 ( 22.2%) 7 ( 87.5%) 9 ( 52.9%)  
Race
  Caucasian 5 ( 55.6%) 1 ( 12.5%) 6 ( 35.3%) 0.239^  
  Black 2 ( 22.2%) 3 ( 37.5%) 5 ( 29.4%)  
  Asian 2 ( 22.2%) 3 ( 37.5%) 5 ( 29.4%)  
  Hispanic 0 ( 0.0%) 0 ( 0.0%) 0 ( 0.0%)  
  Other 0 ( 0.0%) 1 ( 12.5%) 1 ( 5.9%)  
Age (yrs)
  <16 yrs 0 ( 0.0%) 0 ( 0.0%) 0 ( 0.0%) >0.999^  
  16 - 25 yrs 4 ( 44.4%) 4 ( 50.0%) 8 ( 47.1%)  
  26 - 40 yrs 5 ( 55.6%) 4 ( 50.0%) 9 ( 52.9%)  
  41 - 65 yrs 0 ( 0.0%) 0 ( 0.0%) 0 ( 0.0%)  
  >65 years 0 ( 0.0%) 0 ( 0.0%) 0 ( 0.0%)  
 
  N 9   8   17    
  Min 16   16   16    
  Mean 26.3   24.0   25.2   0.569#  
  Max 40   36   40    
  STD. 8.03   8.49   8.07    
Weight (kg)
  N 9   8   17    
  Min 65.5   65.5   65.5    
  Mean 76.6   70.8   73.8   0.031#  
  Max 79.6   78.1   79.6    
  STD. 4.36   5.69   5.71    

^ Fisher's exact test
# Student's t test