Table 4 Comparison of Group A and Group B (blood biochemical findings on admission)

TP (6.7–8.3 g/dL)^a

7.1 (6.8–7.5)

5.2–8.3

6.6 (6.4–7.1)

5.9–7.9

0.034

Albumin (4–5 g/dL)

4.6 (3.9–4.9)

2.1–5.3

4.3 (3.7–4.7)

2.7–5.3

0.125

Glucose (70–109 mg/dL)

78 (71–92)

34–132

83 (71–93)

51–121

0.558

BUN (8–22 mg/dL)

14 (12–17)

6–34

13 (9–15)

6–39

0.138

Creatinine (0.4–0.7 mg/dL)

0.64 (0.60–0.70)

0.48–1.24

0.62 (0.54–0.71)

0.26–1.35

0.398

AST (13–33 IU/L)

20 (18–25)

13–63

25 (22–31)

18–56

0.004

LDH (119–229 IU/L)

189 (160–211)

146–272

196 (157–242)

129–370

0.659

ALP (115–359 IU/L)

179 (130–224)

74–514

195 (141–241)

24–758

0.518

GGT (10–47 IU/L)

14 (11–27)

8–109

19 (14–35)

8–120

0.198

WBC (3.8–8.5 × 10³/μL)

4.5 (3.8–5.0)

2.4–6.6

3.8 (3.1–5.2)

2.1–9.6

0.161

RBC (3.6–5 × 10⁶/μL)

4.1 (3.8–4.4)

2.6–5.4

3.9 (3.5–4.2)

3.1–5.5

0.128

Hemoglobin (11–16 g/dL)

12.3 (11.5–13.4)

8.1–16.4

11.9 (11.1–13.1)

9.4–16.1

0.349

Hematocrit (32–48%)

36.7 (35.0–40.1)

24.5–47.3

35.8 (33.1–38.6)

28.9–45.5

0.283

Platelets (160–410 × 10³/μL)

216 (188–254)

154–396

207 (175–260)

150–490

0.732