Table 2.
Laboratory results after the treatments
| Group R | Group C | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | Before | After | |
| WBC (×109/L) | ||||
| Mean ± SD | 9.02 ± 3.52 | 8.02 ± 2.94* | 8.86 ± 4.04 | 6.65 ± 2.39* |
| Neutrophil absolute counts (×109/L) | ||||
| Mean ± SD | 7.10 ± 3.30 | 6.48 ± 2.74** | 6.72 ± 3.18 | 5.35 ± 2.20** |
| Hb (g/L) | ||||
| Mean ± SD | 104.92 ± 35.23 | 114.53 ± 23.39 | 100.40 ± 28.44 | 113.10 ± 25.22 |
| Immunoglobulin (g/L) | (n = 44) | (n = 19) | (n = 33) | (n = 12) |
| Ig G (Mean ± SD) | 1597.43 ± 637.66Δ | 1095.05 ± 321.94Δ | 1345.88 ± 518.67Δ | 895.50 ± 257.98Δ |
| Ig A (median (range)) | 198.5 (10.5 ~ 796) | 127 (10.5 ~ 508) | 208 (74.1 ~ 424) | 148.5 (54.6 ~ 440) |
| Ig M (median (range)) | 127.5 (20 ~ 622.2)*** | 102 (12.3 ~ 396) | 103 (29.2 ~ 267)*** | 122.5 (27.2 ~ 192) |
*P < .05 (comparison between the two groups of the same time, *P = .020, **P = .038, ***P = .010). Δ P < .05 (comparison between before and after the treatments within the same group, Δ P < .001).
Abbreviations: Hb, hemoglobin; Ig A, immunoglobulin A; Ig G, immunoglobulin G; Ig M, immunoglobulin M; SD, standard deviation; WBC, white blood cell.