Table 3.
Difference between baseline and 10th day for each group
| Blood chemistry parameters | Lean (n 10) | Obese (n 12) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 10th day | Baseline | 10th day | |||
| Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | p | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | P | |
| C-reactive Protein (mg/dL) | 88.60 (45.18; 112.00) | 17.65 (8.29; 30.20) | 0.005 | 89.20 (60.5; 107.00) | 54.95 (27.73; 103.35) | 0.465 |
| Glycemia (mg/dL) | 111.00 (96.00; 134.00) | 103.50 (92.50; 127.25) | 0.109 | 113.00 (96.93; 146.25) | 108.00 (87.00; 133.00) | 0.345 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.94 (0.74; 1.33) | 1.00 (0.80; 1.89) | 0.180 | 0.70 (0.60; 0.90) | 0.71 (0.60; 0.96) | 0.206 |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 3.50 (2.78; 4.03) | 3.15 (2.53; 3.48) | 0.109 | 3.30 (3.10; 4.30) | 3.00 (2.80; 3.20) | 0.018 |
| AST (U/L) | 33.00 (28.00; 39.25) | 26.00 (18.50; 34.25) | 0.109 | 55.00 (36.00; 81.00) | 41.00 (21.00; 78.00) | 0.176 |
| ALT (U/L) | 18.00 (12.75; 36.00) | 37.00 (15.75; 57.50) | 0.285 | 41.00 (21.00; 96.00) | 51.00 (29.00; 93.01) | 0.866 |
| Indirect bilirubin (mg/dl) | 0.80 (0.50; 1.08) | 0.46 (0.31; 0.60) | 0.176 | 0.58 (0.26; 1.61) | 0.63 (0.36; 1.87) | 0.285 |
| Total bilirubin (mg/dl) | 1.00 (0.90; 1.40) | 0.57 (0.50; 0.80) | 0.091 | 0.92 (0.52; 2.40) | 1.15 (0.70; 2.61) | 0.285 |
| Direct bilirubin (mg/dl) | 0.40 (0.32; 0.41) | 0.18 (0.11; 0.23) | 0.033 | 0.31 (0.22; 0.94) | 0.55 (0.25; 0.82) | 1.000 |
| Platelets (103/μL) | 202.00 (141.00; 363.00) | 216.00 (185.00; 378.00) | 0.612 | 172.00 (120.00; 285.00) | 263.00 (180.00; 333.50) | 0.139 |
| WBC (103/μL) | 5.17 (3.79; 8.73) | 6.22 (3.49; 8.89) | 0.866 | 6.99 (4.83; 13.07) | 4.55 (3.62; 10.05) | 0.173 |
| Neutrophils (103/μL) | 3.78 (3.04; 7.24) | 4.24 (2.70; 6.72) | 0.866 | 4.33 (3.47; 8.61) | 2.67 (1.72; 5.62) | 0.214 |
| Lymphocytes (103/μL) | 0.89 (0.39; 1.53) | 1.41 (0.40; 2.20) | 0.038 | 0.81 (0.65; 1.00) | 1.01 (0.50; 1.15) | 0.176 |
| PNI | 35.00 (27.75; 40.26) | 32.51 (25.25; 34.76) | 0.109 | 36.00 (31.00; 41.0) | 30.01 (28.00; 32.01) | 0.022 |
| Fibrinogen (mg/dL) | 592.00 (390.50; 677.50) | 265.00 (210.00; 358.00) | 0.028 | 521.00 (390.00; 738.50) | 499.00 (208.00; 634.00) | 0.593 |
| D-Dimer (ng/mL) | 336.00 (164.50; 1974.00) | 367.01 (250.00; 4380.50) | 0.144 | 438.00 (255.00; 869.00) | 435.00 (304.75; 521.50) | 0.161 |
Differences between baseline and 10th day for each group. All parameters are presented as median (interquartile range) and were compared by Wilcoxon test. Statistical significance was attributed as p < 0.05
IQR Interquartile Range, AST Aspartate Aminotransferase, ALT Alanine Aminotransferase, WBC White Blood Cell, PNI Prognostic Nutritional Index