Table 7 Comparison of the mean score of laboratory values in the study groups before and after the intervention

Serum Sodium (mEq/L)

Before

150.84 ± 4.55

151.42 ± 5.43

*P-value =0.642

After

145.96 ± 14.78

141.84 ± 3.76

*P-value = 0.130

Sig.

**P-value = 0.087

**P-value< 0.001

–

Serum Potassium (mEq/L)

Before

5.07 ± 0.57

4.97 ± 0.56

*P-value =0.462

After

5.50 ± 0.41

4.49 ± 0.47

*P-value < 0.001

Sig.

**P-value = 0.952

**P-value = 0.001

–

Serum Calcium (mg/dL)

Before

7.10 ± 0.66

7.28 ± 0.87

*P-value =0.215

After

7.99 ± 1.67

8.97 ± 0.68

*P-value =0 .003

Sig.

**P-value = 0.005

**P-value = 0.001

–

Serum Creatinine (mg/dL)

Before

3.43 ± 1.65

3.00 ± 1.19

*P-value =0.240

After

2.91 ± 0.68

1.86 ± 0.41

*P-value < 0.001

Sig.

**P-value = 0.063

**P-value< 0.001

–

Serum Iron (μg/dL)

Before

54.35 ± 8.26

55.83 ± 6.61

*P-value =0.426

After

65.33 ± 10.41

118.71 ± 17.44

*P-value < 0.001

Sig.

**P-value< 0.001

**P-value< 0.001

–

BUN (mg/dL)

Before

49.28 ± 7.58

50.36 ± 8.64

*P-value =0.080

After

48.41 ± 11.51

37.98 ± 11.19

* P-value < 0.001

Sig.

**P-value = 0.726

**P-value< 0.001

–

Serum Phosphate

(mg/dL)

Before

6.23 ± 1.65

6.32 ± 1.58

*P-value =0.821

After

6.46 ± 1.55

5.49 ± 1.32

* P-value < 0.001

Sig.

**P-value = 0.863

**P-value< 0.001

–

Hemoglobin

(g/dL)

Before

10.36 ± 1.5

10.40 ± 1.6

*P-value =0.324

After

10.34 ± 1.7

11.04 ± 1.3

* P-value < 0.001

Sig.

**P-value = 0.901

**P-value< 0.001

–

Serum Albumin

(g/dL)

Before

4.85 ± 0.65

4.72 ± 0.86

*P-value =0.541

After

4.33 ± 0.58

5.11 ± 0.41

* P-value < 0.001

Sig.

**P-value = 0.621

**P-value< 0.001

–

nPCR

(g/kg/d)

Before

1.77 ± 0.65

1.79 ± 0.61

*P-value =0.931

After

1.78 ± 0.59

1.14 ± 0.32

*P-value =0.011

Sig.

**P-value = 0.843

**P-value = 0.041

–

Kt/V

Before

1.34 ± 0.25

1.31 ± 0.28

*P-value =0.788

After

1.35 ± 0.26

1.84 ± 0.27

* P-value < 0.001

Sig.

**P-value = 0.776

**P-value = 0.001

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