Variables

Males (N = 171)

Females (N = 145)

P-value

Pre HB (g/dl), median (range)

14.6 (10.4-19.2)

13.2 (9.9-18)

0.000^*

Post HB (g/dl), median (range)

14 (7-18.7)

12.7 (6.7-17.8)

0.000^*

Pre WBC (X 10⁹/L), median (range)

6.7 (2.3-16.9)

7 (4-15)

0.332

Post WBC (X 10⁹/L), median (range)

6.7 (2.4-17.8)

6.8 (4-22)

0.129

Pre PLT (X 10⁹/L), median (range)

270 (119-507)

270 (112-601)

0.369

Post PLT (X 10⁹/L), median (range)

281 (152-512)

283 (55-520)

0.528

Pre sCr, median (range)

0.8 (0.3-1.5)

0.9 (0.5-9.9)

0.000^*

Post sCr, median (range)

0.98 (0.5-6)

1.1 (0.6-5.5)

0.005^*

Pre EF%, median (range)

55 (32-95)

54 (32-72)

0.728

Post EF%, median (range)

56 (35-70)

56 (38-70)

0.648