Rising incidence of acute hepatitis A among adults and clinical characteristics in a tertiary care center of Pakistan

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of all patients with acute hepatitis A and hepatitis E

Baseline characteristics	mean ± SD
Age in years	29 ± 8
Male	221 (55.8)
Female	175 (44.2)
Hemoglobin in g/dL	12.5 ± 2
White cell count as × 109/L	8 ± 5
Platelet as × 109/L	237 ± 127
Total bilirubin in mg/dL	9.2 ± 9
Direct bilirubin in mg/dL	7 ± 7
Gamma-glutamyl transferase in IU/L	171 ± 142
Alanine aminotransferase in IU/L	2626 ± 1925
Alkaline phosphatase	198 ± 92
Aspartate aminotransferase in IU/L	2229 ± 2036
International normalized ratio	1.6 ± 0.8
Coagulopathy	169 (42.7)
Acute liver failure	32 (8.1)
Pregnancy	39 (9.8)
Chronic liver disease	15 (3.8)
Mortality	13 (3.3)

Data are n (%). SD: Standard deviation.