Table 7 Laboratory predictors of outcome in the studied subjects

Hemoglobin (mean) gm/dl

12.56 ± 1.65

12.08 ± 1.82

0.211

Platelets (mean) × 10⁹/L

328.05 ± 91.53

328.83 ± 97.40

0.972

Na (mean) mEq/L

139.74 ± 2.85

139.13 ± 4.16

0.423

K (mean) mEq/L

4.05 ± 0.40

4.07 ± 0.43

0.845

Ca (mean) mEq/L

9.96 ± 0.59

9.46 ± 1.19

0.010*

Mg (mean) mEq/L

2.04 ± 0.14

1.97 ± 0.21

0.046*

ALT (mean) IU/L

23.33 ± 21.63

30.78 ± 19.03

0.140

AST (mean) IU/L

25.86 ± 27.60

40.00 ± 53.36

0.093

Random blood sugar (mean) mg/dl

126.30 ± 43.93

133.39 ± 48.53

0.509

Creatinine (mean) mg/dl

0.94 ± 0.27

0.93 ± 0.34

0.820

BUN (mean) mg/dl

35.14 ± 12.78

31.57 ± 13.14

0.245