Variable

Groups

P-value (Sig.)

Group (I)

Patients (n = 40)

Group (II)

Control (n = 40)

Age (year)

7.3 ± 2.4

(4 - 11)

7.5 ± 2.2

(4 - 11)

0.74^NS

Sex

Male

21 (52.5%)

21 (52.5%)

1.0^NS

Female

19 (47.5%)

19 (47.5%)

Weight (kg)

16.9 ± 4.0

(11 - 23)

23.5 ± 5.3

(15 - 35)

<0.01**

Height (cm)

104.1 ± 12.2

(86 - 129)

118.8 ± 12.7

(100 - 145)

<0.01**

Body mass index (kg/m²)

15.4 ± 1.22

(13.5 - 17.7)

16.4 ± 0.68

(15.0 - 17.8)

<0.01**

Z-score

−0.39 ± 0.96

(−2.50 - 1.10)

0.28 ± 0.52

(−0.80 - 1.30)

<0.01**

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

6.65 ± 1.13

(3.70 - 9.30)

11.84 ± 1.86

(8.40 - 15.60)

<0.01**

TLC (10⁹/L)

8.98 ± 4.05

(2.0 - 20.0)

9.04 ± 3.98

(3.50 - 18.6)

0.95^NS

Platelets (10³/μl)

320.7 ± 130.1

(91 - 793)

289.1 ± 98.6

(106 - 504)

0.23^NS

ALT (U/ml)

26.8 ± 18.1

(10 - 81)

23.6 ± 11.8

(7 - 59)

0.36^NS

AST (U/ml)

34.8 ± 13.7

(14 - 84)

32.8 ± 16.2

(11 - 95)

0.56^NS

Blood Urea (mg/dl)

25.7 ± 9.6

(13 - 72)

27.8 ± 15.1

(9 - 79)

0.45^NS

S.Createnine (mg/dl)

0.34 ± 0.09

(0.16 - 0.60)

0.37 ± 0.18

(0.10 - 0.80)

0.29^NS

S. ferritin (ng/ml)

1215.3 ± 540.1

(327 - 2436)

7.9 ± 4.8

(3 - 48)

<0.01**

C-reactive protein (mg/L)

5.81 ± 5.06

(0.1 - 48.0)

1.01 ± 0.87

(0.1 - 6.50)

<0.01**

Ischemia modified albumin (ng/ml)

86.5 ± 13.5

(63.9 - 111.8)

3.75 ± 1.35

(2.01 - 8.68)

<0.01**