APRI as a predictor of early viral response in chronic hepatitis C patients

Table 1 Patient’s baseline characteristics (n = 80)

Variable	mean ± SD	Range
Age (yr)	42.9 ± 12	19-74
Weight (kg)	70 ± 11.19	47-100
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	14.8 ± 1.92	8.1-19
Platelets (No/µL)	209 000 ± 84 429	57 300-444 000
Leucocytes (cells/µL)	5.8 ± 1.87	2.9-13.2
Glucose (mg/dL)	101 ± 18.94	73-172
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.96 ± 0.26	0.6-1.2
Albumin (g/dL)	4.4 ± 0.51	2.9-5.5
AST (IU/dL)	64.6 ± 48.74	17-253
ALT (IU/dL)	76.3 ± 63.08	14-249
LDH (IU/dL)	272.6 ± 90.96	116-704
AP (IU/dL)	106.4 ± 40.37	51-240
Baseline viral load (IU/mL)	2 269 061 ± 7 220 266	1200-56 000 000
APRI	1.61 ± 1.90	0.17-9.0

AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; LDH: Lactate dehydrogenase; AP: Alkaline phosphatase; APRI: AST to platelet ratio index.