Table 2. Baseline laboratory data of the studied groups.

	Group I (n = 20) No. %	Group II (n = 20) No. %	T	P value
Hb (12-16 g/dL)	10.715 ± 1.523	10.175 ± 1.011	1.321	0.194
Platelets (150- 450 × 10 3 µL)	104.40 ± 23.90	101.30 ± 29.07	0.362	0.719
WBCs (4-11 × 10 3/mm 3)	4.785 ± 1.830	4.070 ± 1.484	1.357	0.183
AST	64.900 ± 29.704	51.750 ± 33.488	1.321	0.194
ALT	40.300 ± 17.336	39.400 ± 32.531	1.674	0.102
Serum albumin (3.5-5.5 gm/dL)	2.780 ± 0.509	2.710 ± 0.434	0.362	0.719
Total serum bilirubin (0.2-1.2 mg/dL)	4.785 ± 1.830	2.660 ± 1.371	1.357	0.183
Serum creatinine (0.2-1.2 mg/dL)	0.930 ± 0.283	1.040 ± 0.266	-1.266	0.213

ALT: Alanine transferase, AST: Aspartate aminotransferase, Hb: Hemoglobin, WBCs: White blood cells