Items

Group A

[ESRD]

(n = 37)

Group B

[CKD stage 4]

(n = 37)

Group C

[CKD stage 3]

(n = 37)

Test of significance

HGB (gm/dl)

9.65 ± 1.28

11.18 ± 1.16 a

11.89 ± 1.12 a, b

F = 34.325

P < 0.001*

RBCs (10⁶/mcl)

3.68 ± 0.42

3.96 ± 0.31 a

3.91 ± 0.25 a

F = 7.374

P = 0.001*

MCV

84.57 ± 4

82.89 ± 3.57

84.43 ± 3.23

F = 2.453

P = 0.091

MCH

27.64 ± 1.88

28.15 ± 1.74

29.06 ± 1.55 a

F = 6.417

P = 0.002*

WBCs (10³/mcl)

6.57 ± 1.30

6.51 ± 1.26

6.35 ± 1.25

F = 0.275

P = 0.774

Platelets (10³/mcl)

235.30 ± 67.85

252.57 ± 61.52

281.19 ± 76.73 a

F = 4.177

P = 0.018*

Serum creatinine (mg/dl)

8.82 ± 1.55

3.31 ± 0.67 a

1.78 ± 0.30 a, b

F = 518.31

P < 0.001*

Serum urea (mg/dl)

129.03 ± 37.64

110.14 ± 21.66 a

46.05 ± 9.72 a, b

F = 106.02

P < 0.001*

GFR (ml/min/1.73m²)

5.68 ± 1.43

19.24 ± 4.12 a

41.08 ± 9.03 a, b

F = 352.54

P < 0.001*