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Table 3 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.).

From: Effect of fire smoke on some biochemical parameters in firefighters of Saudi Arabia

 

Parameters

Jeddah FFs*

n

Yanbu FFs*

n

t-test

p- value

Liver Function tests

ALP (u/l)

86.25 ± 27.59

28

87.45 ± 16.18

11

0.1353

N.S.

 

ALT (u/l)

54.07 ± 25.52

28

68.27 ± 23.17

15

1.7930

N.S.

 

AST (u/l)

29.19 ± 8.70

27

23.07 ± 8.45

14

2.1539

p < 0.05

 

GGT (u/l)

44.54 ± 14.99

28

54.89 ± 19.66

9

1.6700

N.S.

 

Total Bilirubin (mg/dl)

0.55 ± 0.13

21

0.69 ± 0.27

10

1.9849

N.S.

 

Direct Bilirubin (mg/dl)

0.16 ± 0.09

21

0.32 ± 0.02

10

5.3930

p < 0.0001

 

Total Protein (g/dl)

7.58 ± 0.84

25

7.45 ± 0.35

10

0.4857

N.S.

 

Urea nitrogen (mmol/l)

5.13 ± 1.05

28

4.80 ± 1.25

20

0.9902

N.S.

 

Albumin (g/dl)

4.38 ± 0.65

26

4.48 ± 0.27

10

0.4681

N.S.

Kidney Function tests

Uric Acid (mg/dl)

5.89 ± 0.97

24

5.90 ± 0.67

3

0.0029

N.S.

 

Creatinine (umol/l)

86.02 ± 22.86

28

93.45 ± 19.57

21

1.1967

N.S.

 

sodium (mmol/l)

141.29 ± 2.52

28

139.19 ± 4.00

21

2.246

p < 0.05

 

potassium (mmol/l)

4.37 ± 0.612

27

4.22 ± 0.53

21

0.64

N.S.

 

Calcium(mg/dl)

9.25 ± 0.440

28

9.63 ± 0.25

4

1.626

N.S.

 

Chloride (mmol/l)

101.46 ± 1.642

28

99.60 ± 2.70

20

2.968

p < 0.005

 

Phosphorous (mmol/l)

----

---

1.08 ± 0.25

9

----

----

Lipid Profile

Total Cholesterol (mmol/l)

4.96 ± 0.86

28

5.05 ± 0.98

21

0.3288

N.S.

 

HDL-C (mg/dl)

44.29 ± 7.62

28

42.10 ± 6.23

20

1.0548

N.S.

 

LDL-C (mg/dl)

137.37 ± 34.022

27

122.53 ± 31.95

14

1.3512

N.S.

 

Triglyceride (mg/dl)

125.33 ± 61.25

25

168.29 ± 109.47

19

1.6048

N.S.

Others

Glucose (mmol/l)

5.64 ± 1.72

28

5.50 ± 1.06

21

0.3469

N.S.

 

Cortisol (nmol/l)

380.70 ± 114.06

25

307.55 ± 140.03

19

1.909642

N.S.

 

CK (u/l)

183.54 ± 93.73

28

158.00 ± 85.53

19

0.9489

N.S.

 

LDH (u/l)

241.82 ± 124.40

27

164.20 ± 28.21

20

2.7315

p < 0.01

  1. (* firefighters)