Table 3.
Biochemical parameters.
| Biochemical parameters | The control group n x±sd | The LHQW group n x±sd | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALT (U/L) | 158 | 36.25 ± 68.25 | 90 | 33.21 ± 27.34 | 0.091 | |
| AST (U/L) | 158 | 42.17 ± 71.55 | 90 | 33.6 ± 18.21 | 0.514 | |
| TP (g/L) | 158 | 69.01 ± 6.58 | 90 | 70.04 ± 5.82 | 0.313 | |
| ALB (g/L) | 158 | 34.39 ± 5.2 | 90 | 35.71 ± 4.76* | 0.03 | |
| GLB (g/L) | 158 | 34.79 ± 5.1 | 90 | 34.33 ± 5.04 | 0.270 | |
| LDH (U/L) | 158 | 321.71 ± 157.17 | 90 | 321.03 ± 170.38 | 0.905 | |
| CR (μmol/L) | 158 | 80.61 ± 78.06 | 90 | 87.68 ± 107.41 | 0.076 | |
| UREA (mmol/L) | 158 | 5.14 ± 3.43 | 90 | 5.31 ± 4.37 | 0.835 | |
| eGFR (ml/min) | 158 | 90.34 ± 23.71 | 90 | 88.98 ± 23.49 | 0.514 | |
| HCO3 (mmol/L) | 158 | 23.67 ± 2.76 | 90 | 23.5 ± 3.12 | 0.842 | |
| cTnI (pg/mL) | 151 | 33.8 ± 174.13 | 82 | 24.17 ± 131.43 | 0.205 | |
| MB (ng/mL) | 43 | 135.32 ± 216.84 | 29 | 118.76 ± 218.85 | 0.954 | |
| CK-MB (ng/mL) | 39 | 2.46 ± 6.63 | 27 | 1.15 ± 1.19 | 0.556 | |
| NT-proBNP (pg/mL) | 95 | 617.09 ± 1708.98 | 51 | 387.25 ± 1373.6 | 0.070 | |
Difference between groups was tested by Mann-Whitney U test.
Abbreviation: ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; TP, total protein; ALB, albumin; GLB, globulin; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; CR, creatinine; UREA, urea nitrogen; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; MB, myohemoglobin; CK-MB, creatine kinase-muscle/brain; NT-proBNP, N-terminal prohormone brain natriuretic peptide.
*p < 0.05 is considered statistically significant.