Table 5 Whole blood clinical chemistry markers for the CARB and NOSS groups

WBC (10 ⁶ /L)

.148

.300

NOSS

6.06 ± 1.32

5.91 ± 1.27

CARB

7.11 ± 1.74

6.28 ± 1.34

RBC (10 ⁹ /L)

.243

.755

NOSS

4.99 ± 0.304

4.94 ± 0.257

CARB

4.94 ± 0.312

4.85 ± 0.302

HGB (g/dL)

.100

.695

NOSS

15.24 ± 0.815

15.01 ± 0.750

CARB

14.96 ± 0.593

14.60 ± 0.563

HCT (%)

.509

.997

NOSS

44.28 ± 2.12

43.92 ± 2.34

CARB

43.44 ± 1.81

43.08 ± 2.03

MCV (fL)

.093

.226

NOSS

88.85 ± 3.90

88.90 ± 4.06

CARB

88.05 ± 4.00

88.86 ± 4.05

MCH (pg)

.103

.886

NOSS

30.57 ± 1.31

30.42 ± 1.34

CARB

30.32 ± 1.85

30.14 ± 1.62

MCHC (g/dL)

.015

.235

NOSS

34.42 ± 0.399

34.22 ± 0.482

CARB

34.45 ± 1.01

33.92 ± 1.03

Platelets (10 ⁶ /L)

.243

.861

NOSS

211.24 ± 28.57

221.82 ± 38.27

CARB

228.89 ± 62.43

236.78 ± 77.51

Neutrophils (cells/μl)

.178

.111

NOSS

2798.63 ± 1056.71

2868.65 ± 886.18

CARB

4038.93 ± 1448.59

3263.78 ± 767.91

Lymphocytes (cells/μl)

.445

.566

NOSS

2512.93 ± 516.94

2344.63 ± 355.10

CARB

2164.57 ± 620.78

2139.84 ± 629.11

Monocytes (cells/μl)

.613

.888

NOSS

536.70 ± 121.60

509.40 ± 124.70

CARB

599.11 ± 142.53

583.67 ± 263.01

Eosinophils (cells/μl)

.602

.926

NOSS

186.40 ± 113.01

177.10 ± 143.54

CARB

287.33 ± 161.21

274.03 ± 183.27

Basophils (cells/μl)

.293

.050† NOSS < PLC

NOSS

25.70 ± 10.34

17.40 ± 8.51

CARB

21.88 ± 11.43

24.55 ± 11.10