Table 2.
Baseline subject characteristics by condition [mean (SD) or n (%)].
| Characteristics | Group 1 1 Stick (n = 10) |
Group 2 2 Sticks (n = 10) |
Group 3 3 Sticks (n = 10) |
Group 4 Placebo (n = 10) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WBC (×103/μL) | 6.0 (1.6) | 5.5 (0.8) | 5.6 (1.4) | 5.3 (1.9) |
| RBC (×106/μL) | 4.8 (0.6) | 4.7 (0.4) | 4.8 (0.4) | 4.6 (0.4) |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 89.6 (9.4) | 86.2 (3.8) | 87.5 (5.4) | 89.3 (9.3) |
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 13.8 (1.7) | 13.9 (0.5) | 13.6 (1.5) | 13.8 (1.0) |
| Hematocrit (%) | 42.1 (4.0) | 41.9 (2.1) | 41.7 (3.7) | 41.5 (2.6) |
| MCV (fL) | 89.0 (6.3) | 89.7 (4.2) | 86.9 (3.6) | 90.8 (5.3) |
| MCH (pg) | 29.1 (2.5) | 29.9 (2.0) | 28.3 (1.8) | 30.1 (2.3) |
| MCHC (g/dL) | 32.8 (1.0) | 33.3 (0.9) | 32.6 (1.0) | 33.2 (1.0) |
| RDW (%) ** | 13.2 (1.1) | 12.3 (0.7) | 13.1 (0.8) | 12.3 (0.7) |
| Platelets (×103/μL) | 270.2 (80.8) | 252.9 (68.4) | 262.7 (49.7) | 259.1 (69.2) |
| Neutrophils (%) | 51.2 (12.0) | 55.5 (7.7) | 52.2 (7.7) | 50.7 (6.8) |
| Lymphocytes (%) | 39.1 (11.2) | 33.4 (7.3) | 36.8 (7.2) | 37.5 (5.2) |
| Monocytes (%) | 6.8 (1.5) | 7.7 (0.9) | 7.8 (1.5) | 8.2 (1.9) |
| Eos (%) | 1.8 (0.9) | 2.8 (1.6) | 2.0 (0.7) | 2.7 (2.2) |
| Basos (%) | 1.1 (0.3) | 0.6 (0.5) | 1.0 (0.5) | 0.9 (0.6) |
| Neutrophils (Absolute) (×103/μL) | 3.2 (1.4) | 3.0 (0.6) | 2.9 (0.9) | 2.7 (1.1) |
| Lymphs (Absolute) (×103/μL) | 2.2 (0.7) | 1.8 (0.5) | 2.1 (0.7) | 2.0 (0.7) |
| Monocytes (Absolute) (×103/μL) | 0.4 (0.1) | 0.4 (0.1) | 0.5 (0.1) | 0.4 (0.1) |
| Eos (Absolute) (×103/μL) | 0.1 (0.1) | 0.2 (0.1) | 0.1 (0.03) | 0.1 (0.1) |
| Baso (Absolute) (×103/μL) | 0.04 (0.1) | 0.01 (0.03) | 0.05 (0.05) | 0.04 (0.05) |
| Immature Granulocytes (%) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) |
| Immature Granulocytes (Absolute) (×103/μL) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) |
| BUN (mg/dL) | 11.2 (2.5) | 13.3 (4.0) | 13.2 (4.9) | 11.0 (2.9) |
| Creatine (mg/dL) | 0.8 (0.2) | 0.8 (0.2) | 0.9 (0.2) | 0.8 (0.2) |
| eGFR (mL/min/1.73) | 115.2 (24.9) | 108.3 (19.6) | 105.7 (19.9) | 109.8 (14.2) |
| BUN–Creatinine ratio | 14.2 (3.0) | 16.0 (3.9) | 14.5 (2.8) | 14.0 (3.7) |
| Sodium (mmol/L) | 140.2 (1.5) | 139.0 (2.7) | 139.7 (1.4) | 141.7 (2.8) |
| Potassium (mmol/L) | 4.6 (0.4) | 4.7 (0.5) | 4.9 (0.4) | 4.5 (0.5) |
| Chloride (mmol/L) | 102.5 (1.7) | 102.6 (2.3) | 102.3 (1.2) | 103.4 (2.7) |
| Carbon Dioxide (mmol/L) | 23.1 (1.9) | 23.7 (1.6) | 24.3 (1.2) | 23.8 (2.7) |
| Calcium (mg/dL) | 9.6 (0.3) | 9.5 (0.4) | 9.7 (0.3) | 9.6 (0.3) |
| Protein (g/dL) | 7.2 (0.4) | 6.8 (0.3) | 7.2 (0.3) | 7.1 (0.4) |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 4.5 (0.3) | 4.6 (0.3) | 4.7 (0.4) | 4.6 (0.2) |
| Globulin (g/dL) | 2.6 (0.3) | 2.2 (0.2) | 2.5 (0.3) | 2.5 (0.4) |
| A–G ratio | 1.8 (0.3) | 2.1 (0.3) | 2.0 (0.3) | 1.9 (0.3) |
| Alkaline Phosphatase (IU/L) | 58.6 (16.8) | 64.2 (17.1) | 60.1 (18.2) | 61.2 (16.0) |
| AST (SGOT) (IU/L) | 17.4 (3.9) | 22.3 (7.8) | 18.4 (3.8) | 23.0 (9.4) |
| ALT (SGPT) (IU/L) | 12.9 (7.1) | 18.0 (8.4) | 13.8 (3.0 | 18.7 (9.3) |
| TSH (μIU/mL) | 1.7 (0.5) | 2.0 (0.7) | 1.8 (0.7) | 1.8 (0.8) |
** p < 0.05; post hoc analyses showed no differences between the groups.