Laboratory Parameters

Group A

Group B

*p Value

Hemoglobin (gm/dl)

7.82 ± 1.42

8.57 ± 1.59

0.021

Range

4.00 - 14.40

5.40 - 11.70

Serum creatinine (mg/dl)

7.56 ± 3.63

6.66 ± 3.22

0.260

Range

1.90 - 22.10

1.90 - 13.20

UTP (gm/day)

2.02 ± 1.03

1.53 ± 1.08

0.038

S. Total Cholesterol (mg/dl)

195.5 ± 33.0

189.8 ± 33.01

0.442

S. Triglyceride (mg/dl)

197.8 ± 65.6

186.6 ± 57.5

0.395

S. LDL-C (mg/dl)

121.1 ± 29.8

115.2 ± 30.5

0.378

S. HDL-C (mg/dl)

34.6 ± 9.9

38.0 ± 8.3

0.119