TABLE 2.
Values of the patients’ laboratory parameters and vitals at baseline and at the end of the study.
| Baseline | After 5–7 days of treatment | At discharge | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Vitamin A | Zinc | p value | Control | Vitamin A | Zinc | p value | Control | Vitamin A | Zinc | p value | |
| ALT (U/L) | 36.2 (6.52) | 35.7 (5.99) | 37.1 (7.85) | 0.76 | 35.7 (6.68) | 35.0 (6.69) | 35 (7.12) | 0.93 | 34.4 (4.96) | 33.7 (5.22) | 33.8 (6.16) | 0.88 |
| AST (U/L) | 38.6 (4.86) | 38.4 (6.27) | 39.4 (8.35) | 0.85 | 37.4 (6.05) | 37.2 (5.62) | 36.2 (5.66) | 0.74 | 34.2 (5.70) | 35.2 (3.81) | 35.2 (4.78) | 0.71 |
| BUN (mg/dl) | 9.68 (1.55) | 9.60 (1.08) | 9.56 (1.42) | 0.95 | 9.56 (1.04) | 9.52 (0.82) | 9.04 (0.98) | 0.11 | 9.44 (0.82) | 9.2 (1.00) | 9.24 (0.88) | 0.61 |
| CRP (mg/L) | 64.4 (59.9) | 61.7 (42.9) | 71.5 (54.0) | 0.79 | 36.8 (37.4) | 33.5 (33.2) | 23.4 (20.9) | 0.29 | 7.83 (2.34) | 7.21 (2.64) | 8.9 (4.41) | 0.19 |
| Hb (g/dl) | 11.9 (1.35) | 11.6 (1.34) | 11.5 (1.73) | 0.48 | 11.1 (1.14) | 11.0 (1.45) | 11.2 (1.5) | 0.96 | 11.6 (0.92) | 11.3 (1.1) | 10.9 (2.44) | 0.35 |
| PCO2 (mmHg) | 50.0 (17.3) | 52.4 (16.0) | 50.2 (17.9) | 0.86 | 46.6 (8.75) | 43.9 (8.05) | 41.9 (6.49) | 0.11 | 39.0 (1.9) | 38.5 (2.47) | 39.3 (3.95) | 0.61 |
| PH | 7.27 (0.18) | 7.18 (0.19) | 7.23 (0.18) | 0.22 | 7.35 (0.07) | 7.35 (0.06) | 7.37 (0.07) | 0.40 | 7.40 (0.01) | 8.61 (6.00) | 7.40 (0.01) | 0.37 |
| Plt (×106/L) | 289 (68.4) | 310 (73.7) | 265 (98.4) | 0.16 | 269 (76.2) | 284 (71.6) | 249 (97.7) | 0.33 | 285 (85.1) | 256 (76.4) | 251 (111) | 0.36 |
| PO2 (mmHg) | 59.5 (44.0) | 45.2 (12.3) | 55.8 (35.6) | 0.30 | 75.1 (13.7) | 78.2 (16.9) | 85.6 (15.7) | 0.05 | 96.0 (4.33) | 95.1 (7.54) | 95.7 (3.82) | 0.86 |
| RR (BPM) | 47.7 (9.62) | 47.2 (10.4) | 48.8 (7.23) | 0.82 | 37.6 (8.94) | 36.8 (9.13) | 34.5 (6.37) | 0.40 | 34.4 (8.28) | 32.7 (6.99) | 32.4 (5.69) | 0.55 |
| SO2 (%) | 80.5 (8.81) | 79.3 (8.62) | 80.8 (9.39) | 0.82 | 94.4 (4.96) | 93.4 (7.37) | 97.1 (2.60) | 0.32 | 98.4 (1.12) | 94.8 (17.5) | 98.5 (1.48) | 0.34 |
| SCr (mg/dl) | 0.46 (0.11) | 0.46 (0.10) | 0.46 (0.10) | 0.95 | 0.44 (0.06) | 0.46 (0.08) | 0.428 (0.08) | 0.32 | 0.43 (0.05) | 0.428 (0.05) | 0.42 (0.08) | 0.87 |
| T (°C) | 38.4 (0.88) | 37.9 (0.95) | 37.9 (0.78) | 0.08 | 37.1 (0.15) | 35.9 (6.00) | 37.1 (0.16) | 0.36 | 37.0 (0.10) | 35.8 (6.02) | 35.5 (5.88) | 0.50 |
| TLC (×106/L) | 22.4 (7.24) | 22.5 (8.02) | 40.2 (93.1) | 0.41 | 15.7 (7.06) | 14.0 (7.53) | 27.5 (72.7) | 0.47 | 8.44 (1.63) | 7.52 (1.68) | 18.9 (54.6) | 0.37 |
*Statistical test used was one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA).