Table 2. Comparing baseline and end results for treatment group and control group separately .

Variable	Treatment group			Control group
	Baseline	End of study	P value	Baseline	End of study	P value
Hb (g/dL)	16.2	11.22 ± 1.26	0.01	9.73 ± 1.10	9.77 ± 1.08	0.92
Hct (%)	28.08 ± 3.8	34.02 ± 3.72	0.01	29.45 ± 3.76	30.54 ± 3.83	0.39
CRP (mg/dL)	16.2 ± 12.89	7.53 ± 5.18	0.001	9.54 ± 7.08	9.66 ± 6.8	0.81
Albumin (g/dL)	4.12 ± 0.37	4.76 ± 0.4	0.02	3.76 ± 0.51	3.66 ± 0.49	0.54

Abbreviations: CRP, C-reactive protein; Hb, hemoglobin; Hct, hematocrit.