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Table 1 Comparison of the percentage of change of different laboratory parameters between MT and CT groups

From: Melatonin as an adjuvant therapy in preterm infants with neonatal sepsis, randomized trial

 

MT group

CT group

Test value Ç‚

P value

No. = 20

No. = 20

TLC % change

Median (IQR)

− 12.54 (− 25.32 to − 5.56)

21.56 (10.32–45.83)

− 2.894

0.004

Range

− 37.04–125

− 40.87–92.98

N % change

Median (IQR)

− 24.3 (− 35.8–7.73)

30.24 (7.92–60.71)

− 3.044

0.002

Range

− 47.37–250

− 19–120

Plt % change

Median (IQR)

62.59 (− 13.67–136.35)

− 24.17 (− 51.58–3.07)

− 3.976

0.000

Range

− 32.18–228.46

− 68.35–85.71

CRP % change

Median (IQR)

− 100 (− 100 to − 50)

100 (50–700)

− 5.263

0.000

Range

− 100–0

− 50–833.33

MDA % change

Median (IQR)

− 48.18 (− 49.57 to − 47.71)

74.3 (57.14–118.24)

− 5.411

0.000

Range

− 50.38 to − 45.65

31.25–196.97

  1. CRP C reactive protein, MDA malondialdehyde, N neutrophilic count, TLC total leucocytic count, Plt platelets
  2. Ç‚Mann-Whitney test