Table 2 Comparison between pre and post-treatment according to different clinical and laboratory parameters

 18.5–24.9

22(24.7%)

18(20.2%)

MH = 2.828

0.157

 25.0–29.9

67(75.3%)

71(79.8%)

 Mean ± SD.

26.9 ± 2

26.8 ± 2.1

Z = 0.763

0.446

 Median (min.–max.)

27.1(22.9–29.9)

27.1(20.7–29.4)

 Mean ± SD.

0.9 ± 0.2

1.2 ± 0.2

Z = 6.922^*

< 0.001^*

 Median (nin.–max.)

0.8 (0.6–1.6)

1.2 (0.7–1.6)

 Mean ± SD.

1.1 ± 0.1

1.1 ± 0.1

Z = 1.068

0.286

 Median (min.–max.)

1 (1–1.4)

1 (1–1.3)

 Mean ± SD.

49.3 ± 28.6

36.4 ± 7.6

Z = 7.237^*

< 0.001^*

 Median (min.–max.)

45 (14–199)

36 (16–50)

 Mean ± SD.

44.7 ± 18

34.3 ± 7.3

Z = 7.003^*

< 0.001^*

 Median (min.–max.)

43 (15–100)

34 (17–60)

 Mean ± SD.

0.9 ± 0.2

1.0 ± 0.2

Z = 1.866

0.062

 Median (min.–max.)

0.9 (0.6–1.4)

0.9 (0.6–1.6)

 < 1.45

43 (48.3%)

51 (57.3%)

MH = 28.0^*

0.003^*

 1.45–3.25

42 (47.2%)

38 (42.7%)

 > 3.25

4 (4.5%)

0 (0%)

 Mean ± SD.

1.7 ± 0.9

1.6 ± 0.6

Z = 2.199^*

0.028^*

 Median (min.–max.)

1.5 (0.6–5.2)

1.4 (0.7–3.0)

 < 0.5

46 (51.7%)

52 (58.4%)

MH = 37.0^*

0.033^*

 0.5 –1.5

39 (43.8%)

37 (41.6%)

 > 1.5

4 (4.5%)

0 (0%)

 Mean ± SD.

0.6 ± 0.4

0.5 ± 0.2

Z = 4.464^*

< 0.001^*

 Median (min.–max.)

0.5 (0.1–1.9)

0.4 (0.1–0.9)

 Mean ± SD.

13.5 ± 1.4

12.6 ± 1.2

t = 7.009^*

< 0.001^*

 Median (min.–max.)

13.7 (9–16)

12.6 (10–15.0)

 Mean ± SD.

209 ± 65.3

199.3 ± 61.9

Z = 1.592

0.111

 Median (min.–max.)

202 (83–478)

198 (101–417)

 Mean ± SD.

6.7 ± 1.8

6.1 ± 1.4

Z = 1.802

0.072

 Median (min.–max.)

6.3 (3.6–10.3)

5.9(4.5–9.3)

 Mean ± SD.

21.4 ± 23.9

24.4 ± 25.6

Z=1.536

0.124

 Median (min.–max.)

16 (0.7–165.5)

18.4 (8.7–180.7)

Delta BNP level