EP (%) | 79.1 (15.0) | 91.4 (10.3) | <0.0005 |
ESR (mm/h) | 26.3 (15.5) | 13.3 (10.8) | <0.0005 |
hs-CRP (mg/l) | 5.8 (7.4) | 3.8 (6.3) | 0.004 |
Fibrinogen (mg/dl) | 323 (60) | 288 (60) | <0.0005 |
WBCC (*103 cells/μl) | 7.36 (2.00) | 7.06 (1.89) | NS |
PMNC (*103 cells/μl) | 4.39 (1.58) | 4.25 (1.51) | NS |
Monocytes (*103 cells/μl) | 0.54 (0.38) | 0.56 (0.16) | NS |
Haemoglobin (g/dl) | 13.0 (0.99) | 14.9 (0.9) | <0.0005 |
MCV (μl3) | 86.0 (5.2) | 86.9 (4.1) | NS |
Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.74 (1.06) | 5.69 (1.11) | NS |
LDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 3.54 (0.9) | 3.62 (0.96) | NS |
HDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.45 (0.39) | 1.34 (0.31) | <0.0005 |
Triglycerides (mmol/l) | 1.64 (0.97) | 1.87 (1.81) | 0.033 |