Table 2.

Biochemical findings in the studied patients (n = 105).

Variable	Pre-menopausal N = 52 Mean ± SD	Post-menopausal N = 53 Mean ± SD	P value
HB; g/dL	12.2 ± 1.27	12.5 ± 1.07	0.172
TLC; × 103/µL	6.8 ± 2.1	6.9 ± 1.8	0.943
PLT; × 103/µL	296.0 ± 64.4	287.2 ± 69.8	0.521
Urea; mg/dL	23.2 ± 7.1	31.2 ± 11.1	< 0.001**
Creatinine; mg/dL	0.76 ± 0.13	0.84 ± 0.18	0.025*
AST; U/l	20.8 ± 10.1	22.0 ± 10.3	0.570
ALT; U/L	21.1 ± 14.3	20.5 ± 11.4	0.819

*P < 0.05 is considered significant; **p < 0.001 is highly significant.

Hb hemoglobin, TLC total leukocytic count, PLT platelet count, AST aspartate transaminase, ALT alanine transaminase, SD standard deviation.

Significant values are in [bold].