Table 3.

Baseline mean of laboratory assessment in randomized patients.

Age Group	HCo3	PCo2	pH	ALT	AST	Cr	BUN
15-20 N=2	23.35±4.17	48.75±3.18	7.28±0.04	14±5.66	15.5±6.36	0.9	17.5±0.7
21-25 N= 6	26.86±3.45	46.75±5.63	7.36±0.03	19±10.8	21.5±9.56	0.98±0.23	24.17±7.02
26-30 N= 4	24.45±2.63	42.45±6.4	7.36±0.03	9.22±5.72	13.32±8.73	0.95±0.12	25±2.82
31-35 N= 7	24.88±2.73	44.97±8.37	7.38±0.04	21.71±10.54	23.85±7.33	1.01±0.03	28±9.38
36-40 N= 6	28.15±3.79	53.43±9.35	7.35±0.04	23.66±20.4	28.33±26.88	0.96±0.16	27±6.78
41-45 N= 3	37.43±14.79	48.40±4.78	7.37±0.01	13.66±12.66	13.26±11.69	0.8±0.1	26±9.53
46-50 N= 3	29.7±1.73	48.73±7.21	7.4±0.05	14.66±4.72	17.66±3.51	0.9±0.2	21.33±11.15
Total N=32	27.42±6.03	47.56±7.46	7.36±0.04	17.99±12.31	20.47±13.96	0.95±0.15	25.16±7.54
pValue	.02*	.31	.07	.8	.8	.3	.5