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Characteristics of the patients. |
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| Alive |
LT or Death |
Total |
p-value |
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| Age |
39.4 ± 15.3 |
48.3 ± 16.3 |
43.7 ± 16.2 |
0.0382 |
| Sex (M/F) |
10/7 |
8/8 |
18/15 |
0.6109 |
| Ascites (+/-) |
2/15 |
10/6 |
12/21 |
0.0025 |
| Encephalopathy (+/-) |
2/15 |
9/7 |
11/22 |
0.0067 |
| AST (U/L) |
4122.4 ± 3915.1 |
3587.3 ± 4123.7 |
3862.9 ± 3963.4 |
0.5523 |
| ALT (U/L) |
3845.5 ± 2932.1 |
2777.8 ± 2850.6 |
3327.8 ± 2898.5 |
0.2275 |
| LDH (U/L) |
2668.0 ± 3431.0 |
2796.1 ± 4093.2 |
2730.1 ± 3707.3 |
0.8289 |
| ALP (U/L) |
543.7 ± 168.1 |
509.4 ± 162.5 |
527.1 ± 163.7 |
0.9139 |
| γ-GTP (U/L) |
293.1 ± 200.0 |
245.8 ± 249.8 |
270.2 ± 223.2 |
0.171 |
| Total bilirubin (mg/dL) |
9.1 ± 6.8 |
14.6 ± 10.0 |
11.8 ± 8.8 |
0.0689 |
| Direct bilirubin (mg/dL) |
6.1 ± 4.7 |
9.4 ± 6.9 |
7.6 ± 6.0 |
0.1395 |
| Albumin (g/dL) |
3.7 ± 0.4 |
3.3 ± 0.4 |
3.5 ± 0.4 |
0.0034 |
| PT-INR |
2.19 ± 1.56 |
3.38 ± 2.29 |
2.76 ± 2.00 |
0.0013 |
| Platelet (× 104/μL) |
14.9 ± 5.9 |
11.5 ± 5.9 |
13.3 ± 6.1 |
0.0717 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) |
1.14 ± 2.03 |
1.35 ± 1.61 |
1.25 ± 1.81 |
0.5757 |
| Etiology – HAV |
3 |
3 |
6 |
0.9811 |
| Etiology – HBV |
8 |
5 |
13 |
0.9811 |
| Etiology – Drug |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0.9811 |
| Etiology – Wilson |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0.9811 |
| Etiology – Unknown |
3 |
6 |
9 |
0.9811 |
| MELD score |
17.66 ± 9.79 |
26.69 ± 11.89 |
22.0 ± 11.6 |
0.0059 |
| ALT-LDH index 3.0 |
8 |
8 |
16 |
0.8658 |
| ALT-LDH index ≥ 3.0 |
9 |
8 |
17 |
0.8658 |
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Values were expressed by mean ± standard deviation. LT: Liver transplantation, GGT: Gamma-glutamyl transferase. | ||||
Kotoh et al. Comparative Hepatology 2008 7:6 doi:10.1186/1476-5926-7-6 |
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