Table 2. Comparison of Biochemistry Test Results in Dependent and Control Groups ^a,b.

Tests	Dependent Group Median (Quartiles)	Control Group Median (Quartiles)	P Value c
CRP, mg/dL	0.34 (0.20 - 0.82)	0.27 (0.09 - 0.64)	0.354
Chloride, mmol/L	101 (99 - 103)	101 (100 - 104)	0.376
Potassium, mmol/L	4.25 (3.92 - 4.50)	4.20 (3.90 - 4.50)	0.952
HDL, mg/dL	35 (41 - 48)	45 (33 - 53)	0.658
Triglyceride, mg/dL	106 (77 - 149)	85 (71 - 114)	0.211
Direct bilirubin, mg/dL	0.21 (0.16 - 0.29)	0.20 (0.15-0.32)	0.847
Total bilirubin, mg/dL	0.53 (0.39 - 0.78)	0.56 (0.40 - 0.90)	0.485
LDH, U/L	186 (161 - 216)	176 (158 - 204)	0.449
GGT, IU/L	25 (18 - 41)	20 (16 - 28)	< 0.001
ALP, U/L	75 (63 - 90)	76 (57-80)	0.262
Uric acid, mg/dL	3.89 (4.58 - 5.40)	5.02 (4.07 - 5.90)	0.047
Creatinine, mg/dL	0.70 (0.80 - 0.90)	0.80 (0.75 - 0.90)	0.019
Urea, mg/dL	25 (20 - 28)	26 (22 - 30)	0.034
Glucose, mg/dL	90 (83 - 100)	90 (85 - 97)	0.798
Sodium, mmol/L	140 (139 - 141)	140 (139 - 141)	0.845
LDL, mg/dL	101 (79 - 122)	99 (96 - 111)	0.812
Cholesterol, mg/dL	166 (140 - 194)	167 (144 - 174)	0.508
Albumin, g/dL	4.3 (4.00 - 4.60)	4.51 (4.21 - 4.87)	< 0.001
Protein, g/dL	7.2 (6.80 - 7.57)	7.40 (6.97 - 7.52)	0.519
ALT, U/L	18 (13 - 32)	17 (14 - 24)	0.214
AST, U/L	20 (15 - 28)	17 (15 - 20)	0.002
Magnesium, mg/dL	2.08 (1.95-2.22)	2.0 (1.94-2.22)	0.831
Folate, ng/mL	4.75 (3.77 - 6.40)	6.10 (4.30 - 9.20)	0.278
Calcium, mg/dL	9.49 (9.21 - 9.83)	9.56 (8.71 - 9.88)	0.780

^a Abbreviations: ALP, Alkaline Phosphatase; ALT: Alanine Aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate Aminotransferase; CRP, C-Reactive Protein; GGT, Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase; HDL, High Density Lipoprotein; LDH, Lactate Dehydrogenase; and LDL, Low Density Lipoprotein.

^b Quartiles (25 and 75 percentiles).

^c P-values < 0.05 were considered as statistically significant.