Clinical Study
Gum Arabic (Acacia Senegal) Augmented Total Antioxidant Capacity and Reduced C-Reactive Protein among Haemodialysis Patients in Phase II Trial
Table 2
Effect of Gum Arabic on blood parameters.
| Parameter | Baseline level, mean ± SD | After 4 weeks, mean ± SD | After 8 weeks, mean ± SD | After12 weeks, mean ± SD | value, mean ± SD |
| Hb | 8.8 ± 2 | 8.2 ± 1.9 | 8.785 ± 1.69 | 9.541 ± 1.97 | 0.0357 | MCV | 85.85 ± 5.35 | 83.34 ± 13.58 | 85.55 ± 5.369 | 86.05 ± 5.27 | 0.4405 | MCHC | 31.89 ± 1.24 | 32 ± 1.4 | 31.6 ± 1.2 | 31.4 ± 1.2 | 0.1598 | MCH | 27.39 ± 2.12 | 27.34 ± 2.249 | 27.05 ± 2.2 | 27.05 ± 2.11 | 0.8492 | WBCs | 5.256 ± 1.962 | 5.497 ± 2.266 | 5.241 ± 2.09 | 5.869 ± 2.77 | 0.5916 | RBCs | 3.206 ± 0.83 | 2.998 ± 0.7267 | 3.237 ± 0.669 | 3.5 ± 0.67 | 0.0253 | Platelets | 181 ± 70.51 | 163 .6 ± 58.99 | 187.5 ± 82.29 | 186.4 ± 80.6 | 0.4622 |
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