Table 2.

Baseline Characteristics of Laboratory Data in the Study Cohort.

Variable	Group A N = 116	Group B N = 58	P value
Serum albumin(mg/dl) (median) (IQR)	2.60 (2.40–2.90)	2.50 (2.17–2.82)	0.148b
Serum bilirubin(mg/dl) (median) (IQR)	2.37(1.21–7.16)	2.75(1.60–9.08)	0.169b
Serum sodium(meq/dl) (mean ± SD)	130.10 ± 13.67	129.10 ± 7.17	0.600a
INR (median) (IQR)	1.59 (1.40–1.90)	1.63(2.17–2.82)	0.384b
Platelet count (lakh/cu mm) (median) (IQR)	130 (73–152)	140 (87.50–160.25)	0.322b
Serum creatinine(mg/dl) (median) (IQR)	0.84 (0.62–1.21)	0.96 (0.69–1.45)	0.343b
Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) (ml/min/1.73m2) (median) (IQR)	76.50 (48.25–106.75)	76.50 (44.75–117.25)	0.929b
Total leucocyte count (x 103/micro liter) (median) (IQR)	7.17 (5.01–10.09)	8.90 (5.26–13.27)	0.009b
Hemoglobin(gm/dl) (mean ± SD)	9.27 ± 4.48	9.37 ± 2.77	0.880a

INR = international normalized ratio; IQR = Inter quartile range; SD = Standard deviation.

^aIndependent t-test.

^bMann–Whitney U test.