Table 4.
Comparison of mean hemogram and biochemical values of patients
| SS (n=32) Mean ± sd |
Non-SS (n=40) Mean ± sd |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 11.9±1.4 | 12.9±1.3 | 0.006 |
| RBC (106/μL) | 4.0±0.6 | 4.4±0.6 | 0.003 |
| WBC (103/μL) | 7.9±3.7 | 8.1±2.8 | 0.766 |
| Hematocrit (%) | 34.8±4.3 | 38.0±4.2 | 0.003 |
| MCV (fL) | 89.7±5.3 | 85.8±5.2 | 0.003 |
| MCH (pg) | 30.9±2.2 | 29.2 ±1.6 | 0.001 |
| MCHC (g/dL) | 34.4± 2.0 | 34.0 ±1.1 | 0.204 |
| BUN (mg/dL) | 17.6±8.3 | 15.0±8.6 | 0.207 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.2±0.4 | 0.9±0.3 | 0.008 |
| FBG (mg/dL) | 84.2± 25.1 | 101.6± 36.5 | 0.025 |
| Sodium (mmol/L) | 135.9±7.4 | 136.0±8.6 | 0.954 |
| Potassium (mmol/L) | 4.1± 0.5 | 4.1±0.4 | 0.871 |
| Chlorine (mmol/L) | 100.5± 7.0 | 100.7± 8.4 | 0.918 |
| Calcium (mg/dL) | 8.8± 0.8 | 9.1±0.8 | 0.098 |
| Phosphorus (mg/dL) | 3.0± 0.8 | 3.7± 0.9 | 0.001 |
| Magnesium (mg/dL) | 2.0± 0.3 | 2.2± 0.4 | 0.213 |
| ALT (IU/L) | 24.3± 11.8 | 25.9± 16.5 | 0.645 |
| AST (IU/L) | 39.3± 23.5 | 32.3± 27.2 | 0.263 |
| LDH (IU/L) | 297.9±115.7 | 243.8± 84.3 | 0.034 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 144.2± 62.7 | 157.1± 95.2 | 0.549 |
| Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 210.4± 55.4 | 208.1± 71.6 | 0.892 |
| LDL (mg/dL) | 136.5± 54.2 | 121.3±49.2 | 0.275 |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 40.5±16.6 | 42.5±16.2 | 0.647 |
| Iron (μg/dL) | 61.1±32.9 | 58.8± 31.5 | 0.833 |
| SDBK (ng/dL) | 274.1±103.3 | 334.8±100.5 | 0.082 |
| Ferritin (ng/dL) | 140.0±86.3 | 97.9± 68.4 | 0.109 |
Mean: mean, sd: standard deviation, n: number, SS: Sheehan syndrome MCV: Midcorpuscular volume MCH: Midcorpuscular hemogram, MCHC: Midcorpuscular hemogram concentration, BUN: Blood Urea Nitrogen, FBG: Fasting blood glucose, ALT: Alanine transferase, AST: Aspartate transferase, LDH: Lactate dehydrogenase, LDL: Low density lipoprotein, HDL: High density lipoprotein, SIBC: Serum iron binding capacity.