| Control (n=60) | Patients (n=60) | P value | |
| Hb | |||
| Range | (14-18.9) | (14.3-19) | 0.696 |
| Mean ± SD | 16.4±1.4 | 16.5±1.4 | |
| Platelets | |||
| Range | (158-451) | (150-448) | 0.767 |
| Mean ± SD | 293±79.7 | 288.4±91.5 | |
| WBCs | |||
| Range | (4.5-10.9) | (4-11) | 0.650 |
| Mean ± SD | 7.5±1.8 | 7.7±2 | |
| Neutrophils | |||
| Range | (48-67.7) | (48.5-65.1) | 0.606 |
| Mean ± SD | 55.7±5.2 | 55.2±4.7 | |
| CRP | -ve | -ve | |