Colchicine reduces procollagen III and increases pseudocholinesterase in chronic liver disease

Table 1 Diseases and number of patients participating in the study

Disease	Group A	Group B	P
Post-hepatitis C cirrhosis	15	13	0.65
Post-hepatitis B cirrhosis	9	11	0.65
Chronic active hepatitis C	2	2	0.70
Chronic active hepatitis B	1	1	0.85
Chronic persistent hepatitis C	3	3	0.85
Alcoholic cirrhosis	5	5	0.90
Primary biliary cirrhosis	2	2	0.80
Total	37	37

Differences between the two groups were not significant statistically.