Variables

Measures

Group A (N = 20)

Group B (N = 20)

Group C (N = 20)

Group D (N = 20)

P

Alb

mg/dL

Mean ± SD

2.5 ± 0.7

3.3 ± 0.5

2.9 ± 0.5

3.4 ± 0.4

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<0.001^*

Range

2.1 - 2.8

3.0 - 3.6

2.7 - 3.1

3.2 - 3.6

HG

a

c

b

C

Pr

mg/dL

Mean ± SD

5.8 ± 1.3

6.3 ± 0.9

6.1 ± 0.6

6.6 ± 0.6

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0.032^*

Range

5.1 - 6.4

5.8 - 6.8

5.8 - 6.3

6.3 - 6.9

HG

a

a, c

a, c

C

Alb/Pr

Mean ± SD

0.43 ± 0.09

0.52 ± 0.06

0.48 ± 0.06

0.52 ± 0.05

^

<0.001^*

Range

0.39 - 0.48

0.49 - 0.56

0.45 - 0.50

0.49 - 0.54

HG

a

b

a, b

B

HB

g/dL

Mean ± SD

11.2 ± 2.9

12.2 ± 3.2

10.6 ± 1.7

12.0 ± 1.5

0.155

Range

9.8 - 12.5

10.7 - 13.7

9.8 - 11.4

11.3 - 12.7

HG

a

a

a

A

Mg

mg/dL

Mean ± SD

2.0 ± 0.7

2.0 ± 0.4

2.1 ± 0.2

2.0 ± 0.3

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0.013^*

Range

1.7 - 2.4

1.8 - 2.2

2.0 - 2.2

1.9 - 2.1

HG

a

A

a

A

Chol

mg/dL

Mean ± SD

129.3 ± 33.7

178.8 ± 53.1

135.2 ± 45.1

158.3 ± 31.9

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0.005^*

Range

107.8 - 150.7

152.4 - 205.2

114.1 - 156.3

143.4 - 173.3

HG

a

B

a

a, b

TG

mg/dL

Mean ± SD

129.5 ± 56.1

132.3 ± 72.1

57.4 ± 29.1

49.5 ± 16.7

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<0.001^*

Range

93.9 - 165.1

96.4 - 168.1

43.8 - 71.0

41.7 - 57.3

HG

a

A

b

B

TIBC

μg/dL

Mean ± SD

90.1 ± 66.2

188.6 ± 87.6

31.7 ± 8.7

42.3 ± 30.1

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<0.001^*

Range

42.7 - 137.5

79.8 - 297.4

27.3 - 36.0

28.2 - 56.4

HG

A

b

c

C