| Parameter |
Controls (n: 48) |
Patients (n:81) |
P Value |
| Age (years) |
58.1 ± 4.7 |
61.1 ± 5.8 |
0.9 |
| Males/females |
31/17 |
47/34 |
0.1 |
| BMI (Kg/m2) |
24.1 ± 2.7 |
23.3 ± 3.2 |
0.02 |
| Smoking History (%) |
0 |
Smokers: 44 (54.3%)
Ex-Smokers: (34.5%)
Non-smokers: 9 (11.1%) |
NA |
| Albumin (g/L) |
39.1 ± 3.2 |
32.9 ± 5.6* |
0.03 |
| Corrected calcium (mmol/L) |
2.2 ± 0.09 |
2.19 ± 0.12 |
0.1 |
| Sodium(mmol/L) |
139.6 ± 3.3 |
135.7 ± 11.1 |
0.73 |
| Potassium(mmol/L) |
4.1 ± 0.32 |
4.4±0.47 |
0.1 |
| Cholesterol (mmol/L) |
4.55 ± 0.65 |
4.2 ± 0.67 |
0.8 |
| TG (mmol/L) |
0.82 ± 0.29 |
1.35 ± 0.62 |
0.001 |
| BUN (mmol/L) |
5.1 ± 1.17 |
5.2 ± 1.08 |
0.8 |
| Creatinine (µmol/L) |
77.3 ± 12.4 |
80.8 ± 12.1 |
0.7 |
| Iron(µmol/L) |
20.7 ± 4.3 |
8.1 ± 3.6 |
0.001 |
| Hb (g/dl) |
14.7 ± 1.2 |
13.3 ± 2.4* |
0.021 |
| Leucocytic /cmm3 |
5.6 ± 1.2 |
7.2 ± 2.5 |
0.002 |
| phosphorous(mmol/L) |
1.31 ± 0.21 |
.94 ± 0.270 |
0.01 |
| ALP (U/L) |
84.82 ± 22.15 |
118.90 ± 40.8** |
0.009 |
| 25 OH Vitamin D (ng/ml)) |
11.8 ± 3.7 |
10.0 ± 4.5 |
0.575 |
| CRP (mg/L) |
3.2 ± 1.4 |
3.8 ± 1.9 |
0.001 |
| Random glucose (mmol/L) |
5.0 ± 0.5 |
5.6 ± 1.2 |
0.02 |
| Prealbumin (mg/L) |
260.2 ± 59.9 |
199.9 ± 52.9 |
0.018 |
Data are presented as Mean ±SD for normally distributed variables
BMI : Body mass index
Hb: Hemoglobin BUN: Blood urea nitrogen ALP: Alkaline phosphatase, NA: not
available
* = Significant difference versus the control group (P<0.05)
** = Significant difference versus the control group (P<0.05) |
