Table 2. Laboratory results before and after utilizing mini-pulse corticosteroid

	Before mini-pulse	After mini-pulse	p
WBC (N=25) (G/L)	9.7 ± 3.7	10.4 ± 3.8	0.476w
NEU (G/L)	8.6 ± 3.7	9.2 ± 3.7	0.459w
LYMP (G/L)	1.1 ± 2.3	0.6 ± 0.3	0.686w
HGB (N=25) (g/L)	133.4 ± 14.6	131.4 ± 15.8	0.298t
PLT (N=25) (G/L)	261.7 ± 117.8	285.7 ± 103.9	0.208t
D-dimer (N=21) (ng/mL)	1251.8 ± 1656.9	1639.8 ± 2407.8	0.259w
CRP (N=25) (mg/L)	87.4 ± 51.7	26.9 ± 21.7	< 0.001t
Urea (N=25) (mg/dL)	36.9 ± 15.4	43.4 ± 16.4	0.015w
Creatinine (N=25) (mg/dL)	0.9 ± 0.7	0.8 ± 0.2	0.01w
Sodium (N=25) (mEq/L)	129.8 ± 27.7	137.2 ± 4.6	0.135w
Potassium (N=25) (mEq/L)	3.6 ± 0.9	3.7 ± 0.5	0.427w

Wilcoxon test;
independent samples T-test