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Table 2 Laboratory investigations of the studied groups

		Ulcerative colitis (n = 30) mean ± SD	Control (n = 30) mean ± SD	P value
CBC	HB g/dL	9.52 ± 3.44	11.42 ± 2.02	0.010a
	Platelets 10³/mL	140.62 ± 83.91	195.7 ± 87.23	0.004a
	WBC cells/mL	8.65 ± 4.25	4.35 ± 2.58	< 0.001a
Liver functions	Bilirubin mg/dL	0.84 ± 0.41	0.75 ± 0.38	0.380
	Albumin g/dL	3.24 ± 1.42	3.82 ± 1.31	0.100
	AST IU/L	26.01 ± 12.00	21.1 ± 10.1	0.090
ESR	1st h	37.20 ± 18.10	15.03 ± 7.41	< 0.001a
	2nd h	46.12 ± 19.32	23.41 ± 9.13	< 0.001a

^aP value of < 0.05 is considered statistically significant. ESR: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; WBC: White blood cell; AST: Aspartate transaminase.