Laboratory characteristics of recent hepatitis A in Korea: Ongoing epidemiological shift

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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2010; 16(9): 1115-1118
Published online Mar 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i9.1115

Table 1 Age distribution and age-specific laboratory findings of Korean hepatitis A cases

	Age (yr)
	≤ 20	21-30	31-40	> 40
n (%)	22 (5.2)	241 (57.5)	132 (31.5)	24 (5.7)
Male:female (ratio)	13:9 (1.4)	141:100 (1.4)	93:39 (2.4)	13:11 (1.2)
Laboratory finding [median (range)]
AST (IU/L)	2130 (105-15 390)	2265 (37-16 330)	2128 (44-15 450)	1661 (19-5980)
ALT (IU/L)	2384 (492-9020)	2601 (15-9820)	2586 (42-12 420)	1988 (11-5530)
ALP (IU/L)	254 (124-711)	201 (41-936)	222 (65-883)	252 (138-527)
GGT (IU/L)	302 (128-781)	345 (8-1195)	411 (37-1705)	479 (29-705)
TB (mg/dL)	5.3 (0.3-11.0)	5.0 (0.3-21.6)	6.1 (0.4-40.2)	5.5 (0.4-17.5)

AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; ALP: Alkaline phosphatase; GGT: γ-glutamyl transpeptidase; TB: Total bilirubin.

Citation: Moon HW, Cho JH, Hur M, Yun YM, Choe WH, Kwon SY, Lee CH. Laboratory characteristics of recent hepatitis A in Korea: Ongoing epidemiological shift. World J Gastroenterol 2010; 16(9): 1115-1118
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v16/i9/1115.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v16.i9.1115