Laboratory findings

Group (I) (N = 175)

Group (II) (N = 55)

P value

Hemoglobin (gm %)

12 ± 0.8

13 ± 0.5

NS

Total platelet count (p/mcl)

288 ± 20

292 ± 16

NS

Mean platelet volume (fl)

8.4 ± 1.5

11.7 ± 1.2

0.001

C-reactive protein (CRP) mg/l

4.5 ± 1.0

6.4 ± 1.6

0.001

Total cholesterol (TC) mg/dl

183 ± 28

228 ± 31

0.001

Low density lipoprotein (LDL) mg/dl

116 ± 12

160 ± 6

0.001

High density lipoprotein (LDL) mg/dl

48 ± 4.0

36 ± 3

0.001

Triglyceride (TG) mg/dl

168 ± 14

190 ± 12

0.001

SGOT (AST) unit/l

25 ± 5

26 ± 4

NS

SGPT (ALT) unit/l

44 ± 2

46 ± 4

0.08

Troponin level (cT-nI) ng/ml

0.05 + 0.02

0.25 + 0.15

0.001

Creatinine clearance (CC) ml/m

96 + 8

94 ± 9

NS