Table 2.

Median change in laboratory values with respect to time (n = 135)

	Baseline	3 mo	6 mo	Median change in 3 mo (IQR)	Median change in 6 mo (IQR)	P∗	P†	P‡	P§
Hb, g/dL	6.5 (5.8-7.3)	8 (7.1-9.3)	8.7 (7.5-9.8)	1.6 (0.6-2.8)	2.3 (1-3.4)	<.001	<.001	<.001	<.001
TLC	8.3 (6-11.7)	7.8 (6-10.6)	7.9 (5.8-11)	1.4 (0.6-3.4)	1.8 (0.7-3.6)	.328	.097	.243	.548
Neutrophils	3.2 (2.4-4.4)	3 (2.1-4)	2.5 (2-3.8)	0.5 (0.3-1.2)	0.9 (0.5-1.7)	<.001	.005	<.001	.009
Platelets	270 (186-405)	309 (237-429)	309 (237-429)	62 (29-136)	89 (35-191.5)	.015	.002	.045	.377
Urea	20 (16-26)	—	20 (16-26)	—	5 (2-10)	—	—	.764	—
Creatinine	0.4 (0.3-0.6)	—	0.3 (0.3-0.5)	—	0.1 (0.1-0.3)	—	—	.206	—
Total bilirubin	1.7 (1.1-2.5)	—	1.6 (1.1-2)	—	0.7 (0.3-1.2)	—	—	.122	—
Direct bilirubin	0.5 (0.4-1)	—	0.5 (0.4-0.8)	—	0.5 (0.3-1)	—	—	.895	—
Indirect bilirubin	0.9 (0.4-1.4)		1.1 (0.6-1.4)		0.4 (0.1-0.7)	—	—	.207	—
SGPT	35 (24-52)	—	40 (24-55)	—	14 (5-26)	—	—	156	—
Ferritin	912 (399.9-1660)		871 (400-1500)	—	208 (41-460)	—	—	<.001	—
Liver size, cm	10 (9.3-12.2)	—	9.5 (9.1-12)	—	0.5 (0.1-1.1)	—	—	.041	—
Spleen size, cm (n = 89)	9.8 (8.1-12.5)	—	9.6 (8-12)	—	0.7 (0.2-1.6)	—	—	<.001	—

P ≤ .05 considered significant.

IQR, interquartile range; SGPT, serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase; TLC, total leukocyte count.

^∗0, 3, and 6 mo (Friedman test).

^†0 and 3 mo (Wilcoxon signed-rank test).

^‡0 and 6 mo (Wilcoxon signed-rank test).

^§3 and 6 mo (Wilcoxon signed-rank test).