Table 2.

The data of 4 patients before and after treatment.

	Before Treatment (n = 4)	After Treatment (n = 4)	P value
NO2- (μmol/l)	2.8 ± 13.1	7.0 ± 1.4	0.009 a
NO3- (μmol/l)	68.2 ± 44.7	40.7 ± 25.2	0.05 a
Met-Hb (%)	14.7 ± 2.2	4.5 ± 0.5	0.001 a
PAB (HK)	90.5 ± 6.4	51.7 ± 21.7	0.001 a
CRP (mg/dl)	99.0 ± 31.0	17.7 ± 2.9	0.005 a
LDH (U/l)	859.75 ± 219.6	245.0 ± 100.7	0.002 a

The data are presented as mean ± S.D.

^aThere was a significant difference between patients and HI (p < 0.05).