Outcomes of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cell transplantation in decompensated liver cirrhosis

Table 5 Levels of white blood cell counts, hemoglobin, and platelet counts in the two groups at different time points after transplantation

Routine blood indices	Group	1 wk	1 mo	3 mo	6 mo	12 mo	24 mo
White blood cell counts (× 109/L)1	Control	2.82 ± 0.98	2.88 ± 0.95	2.85 ± 0.94	2.78 ± 0.96	2.69 ± 1.00	2.63 ± 0.92
	BM-MNCs	2.69 ± 0.80	2.96 ± 0.74	3.23 ± 0.80	3.44 ± 0.79	3.22 ± 0.77	2.94 ± 0.72
	P value	0.638	0.75	0.159	0.017	0.052	0.208
Hemoglobin (g/L)1	Control	108.7 ± 12.5	110.7 ± 13.3	112.8 ± 15.9	113.3 ± 15.2	114.5 ± 18.1	106.8 ± 14.3
	BM-MNCs	106.3 ± 12.5	112.4 ± 13.2	121.8 ± 12.0	124.1 ± 12.8	120.4 ± 11.9	110.8 ± 16.8
	P value	0.552	0.688	0.036	0.014	0.193	0.432
Platelet counts (× 109/L)1	Control	68.9 ± 13.2	66.7 ± 13.8	63.3 ± 15.7	63.1 ± 13.9	62.1 ± 16.4	61.2 ± 15.6
	BM-MNCs	69.3 ± 16.1	70.1 ± 13.7	74.5 ± 15.7	75.8 ± 11.6	74.8 ± 14.7	67.7 ± 15.2
	P value	0.936	0.349	0.027	0.002	0.011	0.185

Data are expressed as the mean ± SD.

¹t test. BM-MNCs: Bone marrow mononuclear cells.