Variable

Control group (No. = 40) Mean ± SD

Patients group (No. = 40) Mean ± SD

Independent t-test

t

P-value

Age (yrs)

12.22 ± 3.18

11.23 ± 2.97

1.238•

0.221

Male

17 (56.7%)

10 (33.3%)

3.300*

0.069

Female

13 (43.3%)

20 (66.7%)

Systolic (mmHg)

105.38 ± 3.40

122.33 ± 7.74

3.496

0.001

Diastolic (mmHg)

68.4 ± 1.69

86.35 ± 7.62

3.117

0.003

WBCs/m³

6.40 ± 0.78

9.32 ± 2.25

4.15

0.004

RBCs × 10³

4.97± 0.39

3.09± 0.59

16.871

0.001*

Hb (mg/dL)

12.05 ± 0.78

9.26 ± 1.17

11.2

0. 01

PLT/m³

281.13 ± 38.13

233.43 ± 36.32

6.899

0.01

ESR/hour

15.63 ± 4.36

37.4 ± 12.33

−8.92

0. 01

CRP (mg/l)

4.40 ± 1.37

16.43 ± 5.07

−14.47

0. 01

K (meq/L)

4.03 ± 0.5

6.24 ± 0.7

−18.23

0.001

Ca (mg/dL)

10.88 ± 0.44

8.77 ± 0.82

7.513

0. 01

Ph mg/dl

3.62 ± 0.43

6.6 ± 2.16

6.762

0. 001

Chole (mg/dL)

107.72 ± 1.98

168.64 ± 19.14

−21.81

0.01

TG (mg/dL)

84.67 ± 7.24

171.9 ± 24.67

−21.46

0.001

Ferrrine (μg/l)

110 (90 - 130)

300 (83 - 579)

−2.146^ǂ

0.032

PTH pg/ml

91.5 (76 - 110)

1583 (894 - 2000)

−4.850^ǂ

0.001

OPN ng/ml

0.69 ± 0.26

0.85 ± 0.21

2.507

0.015