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Copyright ©2005 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2005; 11(45): 7188-7191
Published online Dec 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i45.7188
Table 1 Demographic and biochemical features of patients (mean±SD)
Normal ALTElevated ALTP
n1617
Age51.4±1047±10.7>0.05
Female/male10/68/9>0.05
Duration of infection (mo)33±32 (12-108)21±22 (6-72)>0.05
ALT (IU/L)36±6115±60<0.05
AST (IU/L)32±7.870±21<0.05
ALP (IU/L)187.9±95219.8±104.5>0.05
GGT (IU/L)50.2±92.7102.5±81.6>0.05
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)0.7±0.50.6±0.2>0.05
Albumin (g/dL)4.1±0.24±0.3>0.05
Globulin (g/dL)1.2±0.21.4±0.4>0.05
Histology
Minimal abnormalities30
Stage (1/2/3/4)9/1/3/0010/5/0/2
HAI4.4±2.86.1±3.5>0.05
HCV-RNA (copies/mL)456 532±277 761461 710±324 860>0.05