Table 4: The comparison of routine laboratory results of MGG and PGG.

MGG PGG P value
Total Protein (g/dL)* 8.5 ± 2.2 6.9 ± 0.9 < 0.001
Albumin (g/dL)* 3.1 ± 0.6 3.6 ± 0.7 < 0.001
Albumin/Total Protein ratio* 0.4 ± 0.1 0.5 ± 0.1 < 0.001
ESR (mm/h)* 83.9 ± 32.2 58.5 ± 40.2 < 0.001
C-reactive protein (mg/L)** 7.0 (1.5-386.0) 12.0 (1.0-258.0) 0.556
White blood cell (x109/L)** 5.9 (0.4-15.8) 7.5 (0.7-62.8) 0.014

*mean ± SD    ** median (minimum-maximum)