Table 1 Patient demographics and laboratory findings

34.52 ± 4.13

35.70 ± 3.97

35.49 ± 4.23

0.055

36.05 ± 4.34^a

37.43 ± 4.39^a,b

38.07 ± 5.40^b

0.002

21.13 ± 2.49

21.16 ± 3.04

21.73 ± 2.93

0.162

2.91 ± 1.59

2.83 ± 1.18

2.57 ± 1.42

0.167

91.85 ± 43.72 ^a

93.62 ± 58.41 ^a

66.48 ± 66.50 ^b

< 0.001

6.14 ± 2.36 ^a

6.68 ± 2.86 ^a

4.25 ± 3.57 ^b

< 0.001

47.90 ± 15.46 ^a

48.56 ± 16.75 ^a

37.99 ± 21.11 ^b

< 0.001

7.17 ± 2.76

7.49 ± 5.08

7.28 ± 3.58

0.886

4.18 ± 4.01

3.06 ± 1.71

3.83 ± 3.08

0.127

28.25 ± 14.29

28.41 ± 21.74

30.44 ± 24.19

0.729

59.66 ± 8.23

61.00 ± 7.51

60.98 ± 7.77

0.300

1.63 ± 1.47^a

1.32 ± 1.51^a,b

0.99 ± 1.18^b

0.001

1.11 ± 1.21^a

0.61 ± 0.98^b

0.49 ± 0.66^b

< 0.001