Table 1 Patient demographics and haematological and biochemical variables.

Demographics

 Age (years)

45.0 (43.5–45.5)

50.5 (40.8–78.5)

79.0 (65.3–87.0)

69.0 (60.3–82.3)

0.015^a

0.013^b

 Gender

0.606

 Male

6 (85.7%)

5 (62.5%)

4 (50.0%)

6 (75.0%)

 Female

1 (14.3%)

3 (37.5%)

4 (50.0%)

2 (25.0%)

Blood determinations

 ALT, μkat/l

0.28 (0.21–0.56)

0.40 (0.20–0.65)

0.62 (0.53–1.11)

0.082

 AST, μkat/l

0.40 (0.34–0.56)

0.58 (0.38–1.18)

0.78 (0.63–1.01)

0.057

 CRP, mg/l

52.6 (8.9–104.3)

69.8 (51.1–142.9)

131.8 (48.5–201.0)

0.531

 Chloride, mmol/l

101.3 (98.4–102.5)

103.1 (100.1–111.3)

101.0 (96.1–102.7)

0.267

 CK, μkat/l

1.03 (0.70–1.42)

3.23 (1.26–8.34)

1.68 (0.86–1.95)

0.224

 aPTT, s

32.3 (30.1–33.7)

31.8 (31.2–34.0)

28.0 (26.6–29.9)

0.021^a

0.010^c

 Creatinine, μmol/l

83.5 (67.9–98.4)

83.1 (77.8–100.8)

111.4 (77.8–192.9)

0.383

 Basophils count, 10⁹/l

0.02 (0.01–0.03)

0.01 (0.01–0.02)

0.01 (0.01–0.04)

0.315

 Eosinophils count, 10⁹/l

0.09 (0.01–0.13)

0.00 (0.00–0.01)

0.00 (0.00–0.01)

0.034^a

0.035^b

 Erythrocytes count, 10¹²/l

4.3 (4.1–4.8)

4.2 (3.8–5.3)

4.1 (4.0–4.1)

0.357

 Hematocrit, l/l

0.40 (0.37–0.45)

0.37 (0.36–0.46)

0.36 (0.35–0.38)

0.103

 Lymphocytes count, 10⁹/l

0.83 (0.52–1.18)

0.74 (0.63–0.98)

0.51 (0.44–0.61)

0.229

 Platelets count, 10⁹/l

167.5 (141.8–217.8)

177.0 (149.0–193.5)

225.0 (144.3–254.3)

0.481

 Potassium, mmol/l

4.0 (3.8–4.1)

3.9 (3.8–4.0)

3.8 (3.3–4.5)

0.918

PT, s

15.5 (13.2–17.8)

13.8 (13.3–17.0)

14.2 (13.5–15.5)

0.822

 Sodium, mmol/l

139.5 (137.0–141.0)

141.5 (139.3–150.3)

138.0 (134.0–140.0)

0.172

 Cardiac troponin T, μg/l

0.01 (0.01–0.02)

0.01 (0.01–0.02)

0.02 (0.01–0.04)

0.528

 BUN, mmol/l

8.7 (7.9–13.1)

17.1 (14.3–18.7)

24.8 (22.1–48.2)

0.027^a

0.049^b