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Table 2

Baseline assessment: number of patients with symptoms of peripheral neuropathy

Variable	Without glutamine n = 33			With glutamine n = 12			P
Variable		None/Mild	Moderate/Severe	None/Mild	Moderate/Severe		P
Dysesthesias
Fingers	33	0	11	1	NS^a
Toes	33	0	12	0	NS
Numbness
Fingers	33	0	12	0	NS
Toes	33	0	12	0	NS
Paresthesias
Fingers	30	3	12	0	NS
Toes	32	1	12	0	NS

Variable	Without glutamine n = 33			With glutamine n = 12			P
Variable		None/Mild	Moderate/Severe	None/Mild	Moderate/Severe		P
Dysesthesias
Fingers	33	0	11	1	NS^a
Toes	33	0	12	0	NS
Numbness
Fingers	33	0	12	0	NS
Toes	33	0	12	0	NS
Paresthesias
Fingers	30	3	12	0	NS
Toes	32	1	12	0	NS

^a

NS, nonsignificant.