Table 2. Laboratory parameters of the cases.

Variable	Exchange		Naïve		p
	n	Median [min–max]	n	Median [min–max]
Glucose	52	106 [80–266]	44	118 [83–380]	0.005
AST	52	22.5 [9–67]	44	23 [7–167]	0.342
ALT	52	14 [3–76]	44	18 [5–257]	0.053
ALP	42	80.5 [16–217]	23	88 [54–416]	0.38
GGT	43	23 [2–197]	31	26 [6–268]	0.507
Urea	52	43.5 [16–203]	44	54 [13–269]	0.27
Creatinine	52	0.64 [0.24–2.6]	44	0.615 [0.15–7.29]	0.724
Uric acid	34	4.23 [1.4–9.9]	33	3.92 [1.41–13.65]	0.985
WBC	52	7.565 [4.14–20.95]	44	7.81 [4.52–19.88]	0.492
Lymphocyte	42	1.765 [0.63–4.22]	44	1.34 [0.33–2.67]	0.001
Ferritin	37	143 [12.6–2000]	28	607.55 [9.2–2000]	0.001
TSH	36	1.255 [0.01–6.97]	18	1.835 [0.2–25]	0.283
FT4	37	1.35 [0.9–12.1]	18	1.215 [0.28–1.94]	0.074
PT	51	9.99 [7.81–22.1]	44	9.87 [8.08–20.6]	0.979
HbA1c	23	5.48 [4.69–7.95]	11	5.3 [4.71–10.08]	0.821