Gutuo Jiejiu decoction improves survival of patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis: A retrospective cohort study

Table 3 Characteristics after treatment (12 mo)

Characteristic	Observation group	Control group	P value
Leukocytes (× 109/L)	5.18 ± 0.99	5.89 ± 0.95	0.029
Neutrophils (× 109/L)	3.52 ± 0.74	3.98 ± 0.54	0.018
Hemoglobin (g/L)	125.54 ± 12.38	118.69 ± 10.36	0.045
Platelets (× 109/L)	120.65 ± 19.10	105.23 ± 20.31	0.009
Blood urea nitrogen (mmol/L)	4.39 ± 0.87	5.74 ± 2.09	0.049
Sodium (mmol/L)	134.12 ± 5.43	128.72 ± 5.36	0.005
Albumin (g/L)	38.77 ± 4.76	34.10 ± 4.55	0.005
Total bilirubin (μmol/L)	37.71 ± 14.53	47.44 ± 13.44	0.015
Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)	49.23 ± 18.41	58.77 ± 15.00	0.040
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L)	42.10 ± 11.96	51.31 ± 17.61	0.042
Gamma glutamyl transpeptidase (U/L)	53.75 ± 15.95	66.38 ± 17.87	0.022
Prothrombin time (s)	16.41 ± 1.81	18.23 ± 2.77	0.047
International normalized ratio	1.50 ± 0.17	1.66 ± 0.25	0.047
Maddrey’s discriminant function	13.90 ± 8.65	22.24 ± 12.77	0.017
Child-Turcotte-Pugh	7.46 ± 1.35	9.15 ± 1.63	0.001