Efficacy of long term cyclic administration of the poorly absorbed antibiotic Rifaximin in symptomatic, uncomplicated colonic diverticular disease

Table 2 Mean baseline values of biochemical parameters

	Rifaximin plus fibers	Fibers	P
ESR (mm/h)	24.9 ± 17.7	22.8 ± 17.8	NS
Leukocytes (mm3)	8128.1 ± 2377.7	7836.9 ± 2019.6	NS
Neutrophils (mm3)	68.3 ± 12.1	68.7 ± 9.6	NS
Ht (%)	41.9 ± 5.3	42.2 ± 4.0	NS
Creatininemia (mg/dL)	0.97 ± 0.25	0.98 ± 0.19	NS
Blood nitrogen (mg/dL)	38.3 ± 12.7	36.5 ± 11.2	NS
Blood sodium (nmol/L)	138.8 ± 4.9	139.4 ± 17.8	NS
Potassemia (nmol/L)	4.23 ± 0.46	4.15 ± 0.35	NS
AST (IU/L)	23.9 ± 17.2	21.8 ± 10.8	NS
ALT (IU/L)	25.0 ± 23.1	22.1 ± 14.1	NS
AP (IU/L)	151.7 ± 65.4	142.4 ± 65.6	NS
γGT (IU/L)	34.8 ± 33.4	33.7 ± 26.1	NS
Total proteins (g/dL)	6.85 ± 0.58	6.90 ± 0.42	NS

t-test for corrected for multiple comparison.