Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2022; 28(39): 5735-5749
Published online Oct 21, 2022. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i39.5735
Table 4 Prevalence of underlying diseases in patients with (group 1) and without (group 2) elevated liver enzymes

Group 1
Group 2
P value
Hospitalization, d, n ± SD9.7 ± 5.98.7 ± 6.50.2039
Primary hypertension, n/%193/32.021/25.90.2638
Heart disease, n/%32/5.36/7.40.4430
Lung disease, n/%19/3.25/6.20.1652
Diabetes, n/%50/8.39/11.10.4015
Obesity, n/%14/2.33/3.70.4532
Hyperlipidemia, n/%31/5.15/6.20.6962
Podagra, n/%12/2.000.2002
Kidney disease, n/%16/2.74/4.90.2518
Prostate disease, n/%9/1.51/1.20.8546
Urinary tract disease, n/%39/6.56/7.40.7487
Thyroiditis and goiter, n/%21/3.54/4.90.5121
Gastrointestinal disease, n/%32/5.33/3.70.5387
Liver disease, n/%22/3.72/2.50.5865
Nervous and mental diseases, n/%27/4.51/1.20.1666
Cancers, n/%17/2.85/6.20.1098