| Laboratory results | Pre-treatment (N = 120) | Post-treatment (N = 120) | Test‡ | p-value |
| Hemoglobin (g/dl) |
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| Mean ± SD | 11.83 ± 1.35 | 11.19 ± 1.24 | −6.208 | <0.001 (HS) |
| Median (range) | 12.80 (10 - 15) | 12 (9 - 14.40) | ||
| WBCs (×103/mm3) |
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| Mean ± SD | 6.11 ± 2.18 | 5.91 ± 2.03 | −3.109 | 0.002* (S) |
| Median (range) | 6 (3 - 11) | 5.20 (2.70 - 10) | ||
| Plt count (×103/mm3) |
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| Mean ± SD | 100.18 ± 26.18 | 100.84 ± 30.26 | −0.368 | 0.713 (NS) |
| Median (range) | 100 (51 - 149) | 30.26 (42 - 170) | ||
| AST (IU/L) |
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| Mean ± SD | 46.17 ± 20.22 | 36.25 ± 12.56 | −5.469 | <0.001 (HS)** |
| Median (range) | 41 (12 - 98) | 35 (12 - 78) | ||
| ALT (IU/L) |
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| Mean ± SD | 38.56 ± 18.99 | 30.61 ± 13.29 | −3.959 | <0.001 (HS)** |
| Median (range) | 37.2 (13 - 80) | 29.1 (11 - 80) |