Table 3.

Laboratory parameters

	SUD	Non-SUD	P*
Serolgy
HCV+	90%	18%	0.00190
HIV +	0%	0%	-
Biochemistry
ALT (Iu/l)	61.30 (61.20)	31.33 (31.28)	0.20451
RAISED ALT	40%	18%	0.36145
Iron (mcmol/l)	40.9 (2.69)	45.22 (2.82)	0.03711
Albumin (/l)	40.90 (2.69)	45.22 (2.82)	0.00325
Cholestrol(mmol/l)	4.26 (1.09)	5.51 (0.95)	0.01685
Triglyceride (mmol/l)	1.40 (0.63)	1.40 (.57)	1.00000
BSL (mmol/l)	5.63(2.22)	4.57 (0.80)	0.18239
Haematology
Haemoglobin(g/l)1	140.9(11.96	148.78(12.38)
MCV(fl)	87.00 (2.58)	92.33 (2.96)	0.00061
PP (x109/l)	258.10 (77.44)	286.89 (79.57)	0.43637
WCC (x109/l)	6.58 (2.42)	7.39 (2.12)	0.44777
Lymphocytes (x109/l)	2.23 (0.67)	2.12 (0.78)	0.72715
Monocytes (x109/l)	0.53 (0.24)	0.59 (0.26)	0.61419
Mononuclear Cells (x109/l)	2.76 (0.86)	2.18 (1.43)	0.27302
Neutrophils (x109/l)	3.58 (1.78)	4.41 (1.40)	0.27079
CD34+/CD45+ (x1011/l)	2.38 (1.09)	3.40(4.56)	0.10166
CD34+/KDR+ (x1011/l)	0.09 (0.14)	0.26 (0.20)	0.03674

Data as Mean (+ S.D.)

Statistical Tests – Student's T-test for continuous variables;

Fisher Exact test (2 tailed) for categorical variables