Table 3.
Parameters | Time | Groups | ||
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Placebo | USC | CGM | ||
Hb (g/dl) | Baseline | 13.63 ± 0.65 | 13.94 ± 0.48 | 14.26 ± 0.52 |
End of study | 14.84 ± 0.47 | 14.02 ± 0.34 | 14.35 ± 0.56 | |
RBC count (million/μl) | Baseline | 5.78 ± 0.45 | 4.62 ± 0.23 | 4.71 ± 0.28 |
End of study | 5.84 ± 0.71 | 5.94 ± 0.25 | 4.44 ± 0.21 | |
PCV (%) | Baseline | 43.4 ± 2.43 | 44.5 ± 3.14 | 43.9 ± 2.73 |
End of study | 45.7± 2.15 | 46.8 ± 2.31 | 45.6 ± 2.55 | |
MCV (fl/red cell) | Baseline | 79.22 ± 6.35 | 82.59 ± 3.79 | 80.43 ± 4.58 |
End of study | 82.78 ± 2.90 | 84.46 ± 3.81 | 81.65 ± 3.69 | |
MCH (pg/cell) | Baseline | 26.07 ± 1.77 | 27.82 ± 1.19 | 25.82 ± 1.65 |
End of study | 27.15 ± 0.96 | 25.10 ± 1.23 | 28.45 ± 1.37 | |
AST (IU/L) | Baseline | 26.19 ± 4.61 | 24.62 ± 4.96 | 27.55 ± 3.70 |
End of study | 28.32 ± 4.35 | 27.27 ± 5.61 | 24.15 ± 6.75 | |
ALT (IU/L) | Baseline | 25.12 ± 5.28 | 26.11 ± 5.83 | 25.85 ± 4.33 |
End of study | 24.56 ± 4.88 | 23.78 ± 5.91 | 27.46 ± 3.82 | |
ALP (IU/L) | Baseline | 86.34 ± 17.10 | 82.46 ± 16.81 | 85.27 ± 10.25 |
End of study | 81.52 ± 13.75 | 86.27 ± 15.66 | 82.78 ± 8.78 | |
S. Creatinine (mg/dl) | Baseline | 0.96 ± 0.12 | 1.05 ± 0.13 | 0.85 ± 0.25 |
End of study | 0.98 ± 0.11 | 1.10 ± 0.14 | 0.93 ± 0.38 |
A 2 × 2 repeated measures ANOVA was employed to find out statistical significance and the obtained P-values are provided. A P-value of < 0.05 is considered statistically different.
Hb, hemoglobin; RBC, red blood cells; MCV, mean corpuscular volume; PCV, packed cell volume; MCH, mean corpuscular hemoglobin; AST, aspartate transaminase; ALT, alanine transaminase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; S. creatinine, serum creatinine.