Clinical Research
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2005.
World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2005; 11(37): 5834-5839
Published online Oct 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i37.5834
Table 1 Clinical, biochemical, and demographic characteristics of study population (mean±SD, n)
CharacteristicsFL n = 15NASH n = 15CH n = 14Healthy controls n = 10P
Age (yr)50±1153±940±1339±70.01
Gender (M/F)10M/5F7M/8F11M/3F6M/4FNS
BMI32±533.0±624.0±325.0±40.001
IRI4.0±3.34.7±2.41.7±0.91.8±0.40.001
Hb (g/dL)14±1.014±2.014±1.013.9±1.0NS
WBC (×103 cell/mm3)6.2±1.47.4±1.97.2±2.15.9±0.9NS
Platelets (103 cell/mm3)245±49247±57226±44279±72NS
INR0.9±0.080.9±0.080.9±0.090.9±0.05NS
PTT (s)32±5.032±4.031.0±4.033.0±6.0NS
Fibrinogen (mg/dL)336±69326±57296±49291±69NS
ALT (IU/mL)45±2143±1879±2520±1.00.001
AST (IU/mL)36±1635±883±820±1.00.001
ALKPH (IU/mL)87±2287±2673±2070±1.0NS
GGT (IU/mL)73±3556±2962±4550±1.00.5
Activity grade2.1±1.38.7±2.5 (3.9)110.4±5.1 (12)1ND0.01
Fibrosis stage0.5±0.01.4±1.6 (0.5)11.5±1.6(1.0)1NDNS