Table 2 Peripheral blood basic laboratory results

White blood cells, 10³/μl

6.82 (5.69–8.18)

5.73 (5.09–6.96)

0.003

Neutrophils, 10³/μl

3.39 (2.80–4.35)

3.3 (3.0–3.45)

NS

Eosinophils, 1/μl

285 (140–470)

150 (90–240)

< 0.001

Monocytes, 10³/μl

0.62 (0.50–0.88)

0.43 (0.40–0.49)

< 0.001

Lymphocytes, 10³/μl

2.04 (1.66–2.50)

1.69 (1.44–2.16)

0.02

Blood platelets, 10³/μl

230 (194–265)

224 (203–269)

NS

Hemoglobin, g/dl

13.0 (13.0–14.5)

13.8 (12.8–15.0)

NS

C-reactive protein, mg/l

1.64 (0.51–6.63)

1.02 (0.91–3.33)

NS

IgE, IU/ml

152.0 (34.1–532.0)

30.0 (17.8–37.0)

0.01

Alanine aminotransferase, IU/l

28 (22–42)

22 (14–28)

< 0.001

Total cholesterol, mmol/l

4.9 (4.1–5.6)

4.7 (4.1–5.2)

NS

Low density lipoprotein cholesterol, mmol/l

2.6 (1.9–3.1)

2.98 (2.48–3.51)

0.02

High density lipoprotein cholesterol, mmol/l

1.3 (1.1–1.6)

1.51 (1.25–1.84)

NS

Triglycerides, mmol/l

1.4 (1.2–2.0)

0.9 (0.7–1.4)

0.003