Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of ALL children and control group.
| Parameter | Study group | Control group | p | ||
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| (mean ± SEM) | (mean ± SEM) | ||||
| N | 28 | 18 | ns | ||
| Men (n) | 12 | 6 | ns | ||
| Age (years) | 8.1 ± 1 | 11 ± 0.9 | ns | ||
| ALT (U/L) | 51.6 ± 32.3 | 17.7 ± 2.1 | ns | ||
| AST (U/L) | 49.2 ± 13 | 22.8 ± 2.4 | 0.02 | ||
| Urea (mg/dL) | 25.4 ± 1.6 | 21.3 ± 1.6 | ns | ||
| Serum creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.6 ± 0.0 | 0.6 ± 0.0 | ns | ||
| Plasma glucose (mg/dL) | 100 ± 5.9 | 80.4 ± 1.1 | 0.02 | ||
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| Detailed baseline characteristics of the study group | |||||
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| CRP (mg/L) | 23.2 ± 5.73 | ||||
| Total bilirubin (mg/dL) | 0.57 ± 0.11 | ||||
| LDH (µkat/L) | 10.4 ± 1.6 | ||||
| Total protein (g/dL) | 6.8 ± 0.1 | ||||
| Uric acid (mg/dL) | 5.9 ± 0.5 | ||||
| Sodium (mmol/L) | 140 ± 0.4 | ||||
| Potassium (mmol/L) | 4.2 ± 0.1 | ||||
Abbreviations. AST: aspartate transaminase. ALT: alanine transaminase. hsCRP: C-reactive protein. LDH: lactate dehydrogenase. ns: not significant.