Table 3 Average values of laboratory tests for each group
Group 1 | Group 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
n = 32 | n = 61 | p | |
Urea (mg/dL) | 140 (45.1) | 147 (31.6) | 0.399 |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 8.4 (2.7) | 9.3 (2.8) | 0.152 |
Kt/V | 1.4 (0.3) | 1.4 (0.3) | 0.439 |
Alkaline phosphatase (U/L) | 74.5 (65.3-46.0) | 82.3 (70.0-47.5) | 0.241 |
Ferritin (mg/L) | 705 (385.9) | 573 (314.3) | 0.094 |
Leukocyte (cells/mm3) | 9038 (3083) | 7582 (2362) | 0.017 |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 11.1 (1.4) | 10.6 (1.5) | 0.123 |
Hematocrit (%) | 33.7 (4.6) | 32 (4.9) | 0.105 |
Albumin (g/dL) | 3.7 (3.4-3.1) | 3.7 (3.5-2.9) | 0.425 |
Anti-HCV negative | 31 (96.9) | 61 (100) | 0.165 |
Anti- HBs negative | 30 (93.8) | 57 (93.44) | 0.954 |