Table 3 |
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Statistical Analysis of liver function and kidney function tests, serum lipid Profile and Other Biochemical Parameters in Yanbu Firefighters as Compared to Jeddah Firefighters, (mean ± S.D.). |
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Parameters |
Jeddah FFs* |
n |
Yanbu FFs* |
n |
t-test |
p- value |
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Liver Function tests |
ALP (u/l) |
86.25 ± 27.59 |
28 |
87.45 ± 16.18 |
11 |
0.1353 |
N.S. |
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ALT (u/l) |
54.07 ± 25.52 |
28 |
68.27 ± 23.17 |
15 |
1.7930 |
N.S. |
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AST (u/l) |
29.19 ± 8.70 |
27 |
23.07 ± 8.45 |
14 |
2.1539 |
p < 0.05 |
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GGT (u/l) |
44.54 ± 14.99 |
28 |
54.89 ± 19.66 |
9 |
1.6700 |
N.S. |
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Total Bilirubin (mg/dl) |
0.55 ± 0.13 |
21 |
0.69 ± 0.27 |
10 |
1.9849 |
N.S. |
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Direct Bilirubin (mg/dl) |
0.16 ± 0.09 |
21 |
0.32 ± 0.02 |
10 |
5.3930 |
p < 0.0001 |
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Total Protein (g/dl) |
7.58 ± 0.84 |
25 |
7.45 ± 0.35 |
10 |
0.4857 |
N.S. |
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Urea nitrogen (mmol/l) |
5.13 ± 1.05 |
28 |
4.80 ± 1.25 |
20 |
0.9902 |
N.S. |
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Albumin (g/dl) |
4.38 ± 0.65 |
26 |
4.48 ± 0.27 |
10 |
0.4681 |
N.S. |
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Kidney Function tests |
Uric Acid (mg/dl) |
5.89 ± 0.97 |
24 |
5.90 ± 0.67 |
3 |
0.0029 |
N.S. |
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Creatinine (umol/l) |
86.02 ± 22.86 |
28 |
93.45 ± 19.57 |
21 |
1.1967 |
N.S. |
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sodium (mmol/l) |
141.29 ± 2.52 |
28 |
139.19 ± 4.00 |
21 |
2.246 |
p < 0.05 |
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potassium (mmol/l) |
4.37 ± 0.612 |
27 |
4.22 ± 0.53 |
21 |
0.64 |
N.S. |
|
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Calcium(mg/dl) |
9.25 ± 0.440 |
28 |
9.63 ± 0.25 |
4 |
1.626 |
N.S. |
|
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Chloride (mmol/l) |
101.46 ± 1.642 |
28 |
99.60 ± 2.70 |
20 |
2.968 |
p < 0.005 |
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Phosphorous (mmol/l) |
---- |
--- |
1.08 ± 0.25 |
9 |
---- |
---- |
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Lipid Profile |
Total Cholesterol (mmol/l) |
4.96 ± 0.86 |
28 |
5.05 ± 0.98 |
21 |
0.3288 |
N.S. |
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HDL-C (mg/dl) |
44.29 ± 7.62 |
28 |
42.10 ± 6.23 |
20 |
1.0548 |
N.S. |
|
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LDL-C (mg/dl) |
137.37 ± 34.022 |
27 |
122.53 ± 31.95 |
14 |
1.3512 |
N.S. |
|
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Triglyceride (mg/dl) |
125.33 ± 61.25 |
25 |
168.29 ± 109.47 |
19 |
1.6048 |
N.S. |
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Others |
Glucose (mmol/l) |
5.64 ± 1.72 |
28 |
5.50 ± 1.06 |
21 |
0.3469 |
N.S. |
|
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Cortisol (nmol/l) |
380.70 ± 114.06 |
25 |
307.55 ± 140.03 |
19 |
1.909642 |
N.S. |
|
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CK (u/l) |
183.54 ± 93.73 |
28 |
158.00 ± 85.53 |
19 |
0.9489 |
N.S. |
|
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LDH (u/l) |
241.82 ± 124.40 |
27 |
164.20 ± 28.21 |
20 |
2.7315 |
p < 0.01 |
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(* firefighters) |
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Al-Malki et al. Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2008 3:33 doi:10.1186/1745-6673-3-33 |
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