Variable
|
Year
|
Technicians
|
Support
|
p Value
|
Liver function tests: |
Alkaline phosphatase (U/l) | Year 1 | 82 (21) | 84 (22) | 0.491 |
| n=266 | n=70 | |
Year 3 | 82 (20) | 84 (19) | 0.339 |
| n=269 | n=63 | |
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/l) | Year 1 | 25 (10) | 24 (9) | 0.360 |
| n=266 | n=71 | |
Year 3 | 25 (10) | 25 (9) | 0.805 |
| n=269 | n=63 | |
Alanine aminotransferase (U/l) | Year 1 | 36 (20) | 35 (21) | 0.652 |
| n=266 | n=71 | |
Year 3 | 36 (18) | 38 (18) | 0.418 |
| n=269 | n=62 | |
Renal function tests: |
Blood urea nitrogen (mmol/l)5-150
| Year 1 | 5.7 (1.4) | 5.7 (1.4) | 0.999 |
| n=268 | n=71 | |
Year 3 | 5.3 (1.4) | 5.7 (1.4) | 0.145 |
| n=269 | n=63 | |
Creatinine (μmol/l)5-151
| Year 1 | 97 (18) | 97 (18) | 0.161 |
| n=268 | n=71 | |
Year 3 | 88 (18) | 88 (18) | 0.938 |
| n=269 | n=63 | |
Haematological tests: |
White blood cells (×109/l) | Year 1 | 6.6 (2.2) | 6.6 (1.4) | 0.876 |
| n=266 | n=71 | |
Year 3 | 6.6 (1.7) | 6.7 (1.6) | 0.682 |
| n=269 | n=63 | |
Packed cell volume (fraction) | Year 1 | 0.45 (0.02) | 0.45 (0.03) | 0.698 |
| n=265 | n=71 | |
Year 3 | 0.46 (0.03) | 0.46 (0.03) | 0.165 |
| n=269 | n=63 | |
Platelet count (×109/l) | Year 1 | 239 (51) | 252 (58) | 0.099 |
| n=268 | n=70 | |
Year 3 | 231 (53) | 246 (52) | 0.053 |
| n=269 | n=63 | |